These three monkeys, roughly carved from tree trunks, stand to the left of the path between the former "Arche" natural swimming pool and the Wolfskuhle district.
While the three monkeys actually mean "wisely overlooking evil" in Japan, in the Western world they are more likely to be interpreted as "refusing to acknowledge all evil." Due to this negative shift in meaning, the three monkeys are often seen as examples of a lack of moral courage or unconditional loyalty.

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Location: Menden (Sauerland), Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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