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Uruguay won’t melt huge bronze Nazi eagle into a dove, president says (www.politico.eu)

submitted 2 years ago by BrikoX@vlemmy.net to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] SugarApplePie@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

Pablo Atchugarry, the artist tasked with recasting the statue, said he would “continue working on the construction of a symbol of peace that helps us get closer to that ideal.”

I wonder if he'll keep the dove idea just without the whole 'melting down a giant Nazi eagle' part