October 26th 2010, the city council adopted a resolution in Olsztyn No. LXII / 721/10 on naming the

Is to be twelve feet high and proudly rise above the brim Square Disaster Victims of Smolensk. Speaking about the monument that commemorates the greatest national tragedy in a free Poland. Internet rumbles of discontent, kikki k social activists have criticized the idea, and we can be sure that the initiators of the project does not forgive and will fight for it.
October 26th 2010, the city council adopted a resolution in Olsztyn No. LXII / 721/10 on naming the roundabout at the West Station Square kikki k Disaster Victims of Smolensk. At this point, came to life and began to brim write their own history.
Almost two years later - in June 2012 - the Institute of Christian Culture. John Paul II held a founding meeting of the Social Committee for Construction of the Monument of Remembrance for Victims of Smolensk disaster in Olsztyn. kikki k Its chairman is Mr Jerzy Szmit of Law and Justice. The committee kikki k currently consists of, among others, Professor Wieslaw Bieńkuński, artist, writer Erwin Kruk, architect Stanislaw Sosak, Bozena Ulewicz journalist, entrepreneur Andrew Starkiewcz, kikki k a lawyer Lech Obara and many other interesting characters, related to the life science, political or self-government. In October 2012 the first meeting was held in the overall composition of Social Work Building Committee Memorial of the Victims of the Smolensk disaster in Olsztyn. Considered several locations monument settings, kikki k also close to the old town, but the ambition of the initiators of the project was to create something magnificent. A roundabout will be to give, because it has a diameter of 62 meters.
The case gained momentum when the account was established and Obtain a possibility kikki k of organizing a public collection, the income of which was to be built monument. Jacek Protas Marshal of the province went to the Committee on the hand and agreed to raise funds to 31 December 2017 because the normal kikki k practice to issue annual licenses.
- Measures for the construction of the monument will come from public collection. We want an idea of its construction was the social initiative and to make them public for the money, and not a single group - explains Peter Junker, secretary of the jury, an emerging design the monument.
Then made the decision to establish the location of a public purpose, issued by the President of Olsztyn. Is called. Decision kikki k No. 1, which, according to the committee - as we read on his website - is a specific zoning plan roundabout. Is this the case in practice?
- Decision No. 1 is in response to plans an investor who asks a question authority, whether in a given location can arise any investment, and the office responds positively or negatively - explains Paul Wagtail, a spokesman for the Board of Roads and Transport Green. - ZDZiT not see contraindications, so the architecture department of the City Council issued a positive opinion for the decision kikki k No. 1. At this stage we are not informed of that development plans investor. The applicant, with permission, may prepare a draft and strive kikki k for a building kikki k permit. The publication of this decision does not mean the construction of the monument in the future.
In February 2014, a committee has announced a competition to design kikki k the monument, which is to be built on the roundabout. Reported sixteen individuals and teams. Eventually qualified for the final stage of the eight works, and the jury verdict debated four hours. Just before the presentation of the winners George Szmit said: - We wanted to make a monument to fulfill two conditions. Should clearly honor those who died in Smolensk, and should be a work of art that will Olsztyn something new, something you have not been. This monument should kikki k be a witness and a showcase kikki k of the city.
Thus, the jury chose the winning design Kalisz sculptor kikki k Mark Szroniaka. Architectural memorial is to be 12 meters high and over 20 meters in diameter. When announcing the verdict emphasized that with openwork design should not be limited visibility for drivers. Be composed of vertical elements symbolizing the crosses, and inside the sculpture provides routing circles of plates with the names of all the victims of the disaster. Under the monument there is a place on the torch, burning gas constant fire.
It was easy to predict that the selection of the winning design arouse emotions. Criticized the appearance of the monument and its location. Krzysztof Suchowiecki Olsztyn Development Forum hopes that "the winning work will never be realized in the proposed shape".
- We have the impression that the monument kikki k is to be more manifest than a way to honor the dead. Dazzle literal symbolism kikki k which, when used in this accumulation borders on kitsch. kikki k It is no wonder that many olsztynian not accept the final draft, as evidenced by the many voices of opposition articles in the local media - says Krzysztof Suchowiecki. - The proposed monument instead beautify and so unattractive surroundings roundabout, overwhelm them with his monumental. It should also take into account the practical considerations. The object of the size