Broken Chair is a monumental sculpture in wood designed by Swiss artist Daniel Berset [fr], and constructed by carpenter Louis Genève. It is constructed of 5.5 tons of wood and is 12 metres (39 feet) high. It depicts a giant chair with a broken leg and stands across the street from the Palace of Nations, in Geneva. It symbolises opposition to land mines and cluster bombs, and acts as a reminder to politicians and diplomats visiting Geneva.
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- This huge 'Broken Chair' sculpture, an artwork made of wood, stands on only three legs is a symbol the campaign against landmines.
- The giant ‘Broken Chair’, a work of art in wood, symbolises the campaign against landmines. The Broken Chairstands on only three legs.
- The Broken Chair was constructed by renowned sculptor Daniel Berset in 1997 at the request of Handicap International.
- Place des Nations, standing at the entrance to the United Nations, is a hotspot for the kind of peaceful civil protest that allowed the Broken Chair to be erected.
- Visible from the Palace of Nations’ “ambassadors' court”, made of Douglas fir wood, Broken Chair stands in delicate balance on three legs...
