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In what year did the Harburg Monument against Fascism complete its descent into the ground?
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- Seven years after installation in 1986.
- 1993.
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1993 (answers within ±2 count)
Why
1993, seven years after installation. The column was lowered progressively as its signable surface filled, so the disappearance was carried out by the public rather than performed to them, which is the mechanism the work was built around.
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