Warsaw鈥檚 controversial rainbow art removed
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Warsaw鈥檚 iconic and controversial rainbow art, once installed by an old cloister and then a symbol of Poland鈥檚 leadership in the European Union and of tolerance for sexual minorities, has been taken down.
Dozens of people watched as workers took down the plastic flowers and dismantled the metal support structure in Savior Square on Wednesday. Some took spare flowers as souvenirs of a piece of art that has provoked heated debates about tolerance in Poland.
Magda Mich, spokeswoman for the Adam Mickiewicz Institute that had the colorful arch planted in the downtown square in 2012, said that it was a temporary installation and was long planned to be moved to another location.
The six-color, 9-meter-high rainbow by artist Julita Wojcik started in 2010 as half-arch supporting calls for renovation of an old cloister in Wigry, in Poland鈥檚 lake district. A full rainbow, it advertised Poland鈥檚 2011 EU presidency in Brussels.
It was then moved to the heart of Warsaw鈥檚 hipster life and was repeatedly set on fire by right-wing groups. Wojcik said that her objective was to provoke a debate as the rainbow stands for gay rights, but also for cooperation and harmony.
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