Germany has announced a design competition for a monument to commemorate Polish victims of WWII and the German occupation. The competition, run by the Federal Office for Building and Spatial Planning, is open to artists, architectural firms and groups until 5 May 2026. The federal government will provide a total of €5 million for the competition and subsequent monument construction. The proposed site is the former Kroll‑Opera building in central Berlin, close to the Chancellery and Bundestag, a location where Adolf Hitler announced the 1939 invasion of Poland. The launch was accompanied by a two‑day German‑Polish conference on remembrance culture, opened by State Minister for Culture and Media Wolfram Weimer and Polish Minister Marta Cienkowska. Further details are available in German and Polish on the competition website.
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