Parthenon of Books - Documenta, Kassel

The picture shows the Parthenon of Books. It's build as a replica of the temple on the Acropolis in Athens. The pillars are filled with more than 50 000 books from all over the world which had been banned formerly or are forbidden currently. The number of books should grow during the time of the exhibition. The work is situated on the Friedrichsplatz in Kassel where May, 19th 1933 the Nazis burned a lot of books during the so-called ' Campaign against the Un-German spirit'. It's a symbol of resistance to any banning of books and the persecution of their authors.