The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights, also known as the Human Rights Monument, is a monumental sculpture located at the corner of Lisgar and Elgin streets in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was designed by Montreal artist and architect Melvin Charney and unveiled by the fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet on September 30, 1990.
Standing over thirty feet high and constructed of red granite and concrete, the monument's red granite facade bears the text of t...
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The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights, also known as the Human Rights Monument, is a monumental sculpture located at the corner of Lisgar and Elgin streets in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was designed by Montreal artist and architect Melvin Charney and unveiled by the fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet on September 30, 1990.
Standing over thirty feet high and constructed of red granite and concrete, the monument's red granite facade bears the text of the first sentence of Article One of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights - Tous les êtres humains naissent libres et egaux en dignité et en droits." The words "Equality", "Dignity", and "Rights," in English and French, are carried on granite plaques to the public by the anthropomorphic figures behind the facade. They also appear on granite plaques in the interior of the monument, known as the House of Canada, in 47 of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples' languages.
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