Way of Human Rights

The Way of Human Rights (German: Straße der Menschenrechte) is a monumental outdoor sculpture in Nuremberg, Germany.

Engraved in each pillar is one article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in German and another language.

The site of project has a layered history, including the remnants of a monastery, the medieval city wall, buildings designed by Sep Ruf in the 1950s and 1960s, and a glass-enclosed entrance designed by the firm ME DI UM in 1993.

This sculpture is part of Nuremberg's efforts to shake off its Nazi-era reputation as the "City of the Party Rallies" and reinvent itself as a "City of Peace and Human Rights".

The monument is intended as both a repudiation of past crimes and a permanent reminder that human rights are still regularly violated.

North gate of the Way of Human Rights
Way of Human Rights (October 17, 2003)