African Renaissance Monument (Dakar)

Senegal / Dakar / Dakar
 statue, monument, 2010_construction
The African Renaissance Monument is a bronze statue nearly completed construction in Ouakam in Dakar, Senegal. Construction of the statue began in 2006 and is nearly complete, with public access granted in the near future (physical statue completed late 2009, accessibility currently under construction).

The monument depicts three figures; a man holding a woman aloft and a child resolutely pointing out towards the sea. Construction of the project is being carried out by the North Korean firm Mansudae Overseas Project Group of Companies. The statue was designed by the Senegalese architect Pierre Goudiaby Atepa.

The construction of the monument is not without criticism [see www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122220923].
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Renaissance_Monument
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Coordinates:   14°43'19"N   17°29'41"W