Broken Chair

Located in front of the UN building an interesting sculpture with a meaningful message.

In the square outside the Palais des Nations in Geneva, a 12-meter-high, 5-ton sculpture-broken wooden chair stands prominently, with the subtitle of Daniel of Switzerland: Live with dignity. The sculptures represent the damage caused by landmines to human bodies, reveal the disasters brought to the world by war, and show that peace is the common yearning of mankind.

Right at the door of the European headquarters of the United Nations, this sculpture is very eye-catching in the square because there are no skyscrapers around. Many people come here to take pictures and will hold the chair here. The effect is also very funny.

Broken But Not BrokenIn a city where the skies are fair,Stands a symbol, a broken chair,Not of weakness, but a tale of might,A beacon for those in the fight.Across the lands, we venture far,Guided by this guiding star,Traveling roads both rough and fair,Finding strength in what's laid bare.Though the leg is shattered, split,It carries tales where warriors sit,Of journeys marked by hope and grace,Resilience found in every place.Exploring realms, both old and new,With hearts so strong, and spirits true,We face the storms, the winds, the air,With courage like that broken chair.For in our quests, we often find,The broken pieces heal the mind,And through the trials, we declare,We're broken, but we're not despaired.So let us travel, near and far,Underneath the same bright star,With stories woven, in the air,Of journeys bold, like that chair.And though we stumble, though we break,It's in the mending, paths we make,Through lands of peace, and ones in care,We rise anew, from the broken chair.

A tall chair, a large chair with a broken leg, in the square in front of the United Nations Palais des Nations, which is a symbol of the harm caused by landmines to humanity, was established in 1992 as the promoter of the International Mine Ban Treaty, In 1990, the organization and its spokesman won the Nobel Peace Prize. According to UNESCO, 100 million effective mines are scattered in more than 70 countries worldwide, with 800 people killed and thousands maimed every month.

Swiss Daniel ・ Borsett's sculpture work broken leg wooden chair, 12 meters high, weight 5 tons, is the Swiss Geneva artist Daniel ・ Borsett's sculpture, is the 1997 International Disabled Persons' Federation called attention to the damage caused by mines to civilians in the war.

my voice is the voice of the broken chair. thanks switzerland : the land of peace.

May there be no war, world peace, broken chairs are to commemorate those injured by mines, and warn of the harm caused by mines