Broken Chair is a monumental wooden sculpture by the Swiss artist Daniel Berset, which was constructed by the carpenter Louis Genève. It consists of 5.5 tons of wood and is 12 meters high. It shows a huge chair with a broken leg and stands opposite the Palace of Nations in Geneva. Source: Wikipedia

The chair is a call to the international community to sign the Landmine Convention, support the victims and evacuate the affected areas. Source: handicap-international.ch/de/die-geschichte-von-dem-broken-chair

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Broken Chair is an original idea and project of Paul Vermeulen, co-founder and director of Handicap International Switzerland.[2] In October 1996, he commissioned the 10 meters high chair, with a …

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Memorial of the NGO Handicap International on the square in front of the United Nations.

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1. Broken Chair Sculpture – Geneva Harbour loop from Genève-Eaux-Vives

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2. Broken Chair Sculpture – Bains des Pâquis loop from Genève

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3. Broken Chair Sculpture – Cornavin Station loop from Le Petit-Saconnex

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Broken Chair Sculpture

1. Broken Chair Sculpture – Geneva Harbour loop from Genève-Eaux-Vives

2. Broken Chair Sculpture – Bains des Pâquis loop from Genève

3. Broken Chair Sculpture – Cornavin Station loop from Le Petit-Saconnex

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