African Renaissance Monument
memorial outside of Dakar, Senegal
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Summary
African Renaissance Monument is a memorial[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of memorial entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,112 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Mansudae Overseas Projects[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ouakam[4]
- Country: Senegal[5]
- Instance of: colossal statue[6]
- Architect: Pierre Goudiaby Atepa[7]
- Commissioned by: Abdoulaye Wade[8]
- Movement: socialist realism[9]
- Genre: public art[10], monumental sculpture[11]
- Depicts: man[12], woman[13], infant[14], family[15]
- Made from material: bronze[16]
- Location: Deux Mamelles[17]
- Commons category: African Renaissance Monument[18]
- Commemorates: African Renaissance[19], African people[20]
- Inception: 2008[21]
- Official website: https://monuraf.net[22]
- Date of official opening: April 3, 2010[23]
- Height: 60 m[24]
Why It Matters
African Renaissance Monument has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]