挪威在2011年恐怖袭击15周年前夕，于奥斯陆揭幕了一座新纪念碑，悼念该袭击中的遇难者。[1]2011年7月22日，新纳粹分子安德斯·贝林·布雷维克在奥斯陆引发汽车炸弹爆炸，随后前往乌托亚岛进行枪击，共造成77人死亡。[1]
名为"Upholding"的纪念碑由艺术家Matias Faldbakken设计，位于奥斯陆翻新后的政府区，靠近爆炸地点。[1]纪念碑包含一个巨大的蓝色钢架和一座12米高的石马赛克，描绘了乌托亚岛特有的涉禽。[1]所有77名遇难者的名字都被刻在纪念碑上。[1]
挪威王储哈康及政府官员出席了揭幕仪式。[1]受害者支持小组负责人Merete Stamneshagen表示："2011年7月22日不仅是对个人的残酷袭击，也是对我国民主的袭击。"[1]这座纪念碑旨在纪念受害者并展示民主韧性。[1]
Norway has opened a new memorial in Oslo to commemorate the victims of a terror attack that claimed 77 lives on July 22, 2011 [1]. The attack, carried out by far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, began with a car bombing in Oslo and continued with a mass shooting on Utoya Island that killed 69 people [1].
The memorial, titled "Upholding," was designed by artist Matias Faldbakken and is located in Oslo's renovated government district near the bombing site [1]. It features a massive blue steel frame and a 12-meter-high stone mosaic depicting wading birds native to Utoya Island [1]. The names of all 77 victims are inscribed on the monument [1].
Crown Prince Haakon and government officials attended the dedication ceremony, which took place ahead of the attack's 15th anniversary [1]. The memorial is intended to honor those who died and demonstrate democratic resilience [1].
Merete Stamneshagen, leader of a victims support group, stated: "July 22, 2011 was not only a cruel attack on individuals, but an attack on our country's democracy" [1].