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Bound Hands Rising Free

 
 
<i>Bound Hands Rising Free</i> image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 16, 2024
1. Bound Hands Rising Free
Inscription. [No inscription]
 
Erected 2000 by Torn Cleveland, Sculptor.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Cold.
 
Location. 40° 43.374′ N, 73° 57.163′ W. Memorial is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Williamsburg. It is on Father Jerzy Popieluszko Walkway just south of Nassau Avenue, on the right when traveling south. The memorial stands on the grounds of Father Jerzy Popieluszko Square. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 24 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn NY 11222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in North America and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Popieluszko Square (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Popieluszko Square (within
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shouting distance of this marker); Ku Pamieci Ks. Jerzego Popieluszki / In Memory of Father Jerzy Popieluszko (within shouting distance of this marker); Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord (approx. Ό mile away); Heroes Who Lived Among Us (approx. Ό mile away); Father Studzinski Square (approx. Ό mile away); Welcome to Marsha P. Johnson State Park (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.
 
<i>Bound Hands Rising Free</i> image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 16, 2024
2. Bound Hands Rising Free
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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