Twelve bronze sculptures and cobblestones from the Budapest ghetto

Twelve bronze sculptures by Kirsten Ortwed rest upon the sloping stones of Raoul Wallenbergs torg in Stockholm. These abstract forms lack a definite shape and are oriented toward Nybroviken. The sculptures were cast in Pietrasanta in Toscana and the memorial was inaugurated in August 2001.

Stockholm commissioned this project in 1997 to establish a modern tension against the 1901 monument to John Ericsson. While the memorial was received with mixed reactions and has been criticized for being too abstract, it remains a significant part of the square's landscape. The sculptures are grouped together with an embedding of Raoul Wallenberg's signature cast in bronze into the ground.

In 2006, the site expanded to include Vägen, which features a straight line of cobblestones and rail sourced from the Budapest ghetto. This path leads to a granite sphere bearing inscriptions in 24 languages about the journey of those fleeing. The path describes how their travels were often straight yet could be winding, dangerous, and full of obstacles.

Vägen connects Raoul Wallenbergs torg with the Förintelsemonumentet on the courtyard in front of the Stora synagogan. This sculpture group is one of about thirty memorials erected for Raoul Wallenberg around the world.

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