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English: This statue stands inside Liverpool Street Station in the city of London The brass plaque on the side reads..

"FÜR DAS KIND" - DISPLACED by Flor Kent commemorating the greatness of ordinary people in extraordinary times Kindertransport Memorial linking Liverpool Street Station - London Hlavní Nídraží Station - Prague Westbahnhof Statien - Vienna In tribute to all those who helped rescue 10,000 Jewish and other children escaping Nazi persecution through the Kindertransports from Austria, Czechoslovakia and Germany to the United Kingdom in 1938-39. Liverpool Street Station was the main place of arrival and the meeting point for the children and their sponsors and foster families.

In memory of the millions, including over one and a half million children, who were killed during the Holocaust.

They will not be forgotten Dedicated 16 September 2003 Rededicated 21 May 2011 by Sir Nicholas Winton

With special thanks to: Crown Fine Arts Deutsche Bank Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and Technology of Austria Ministry of Transport of the Czech republic Portland Sculpture & Quarry Trust Schreiber Charitable Trust UBS Winton Train Inspiration by Goodness and many other generous donors & supporters Dedicated to

The Religious Society of Friends - The Quakers

For instigating the Kindertransports and their unique role in getting the British Parliament to change legislation in order to accept the children into Great Britain —— Věnováno

Náboženské společnosti přátel - Kvakerům

za podnět k zahájeni transportů dětí a za jejich unikátní roli při prosazení změny zákona v britském Parlamentu nutné pro přijetí dětí do Velké Británie

A Few objects were cloned out of this image for the sake of tidying up the scene and a light HRD effect was used on the statues to enhance features... Using Ipiccy
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Author Loco Steve from Bromley , UK
Camera location51° 31′ 03.71″ N, 0° 04′ 55.93″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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20 November 2015

51°31'3.706"N, 0°4'55.934"W

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