Plans to build monument celebrating diversity
Getty ImagesPlans to build a monument in a park symbolising respect and tolerance for all cultures has been submitted.
The applicant, a member of the Scunthorpe Bangladeshi community, is seeking permission from North Lincolnshire Council to build the monument in Central Park.
If approved, the artwork would be on a plinth with five white steel structures depicting a mother and her four children, along with a red steel 'sun' disc behind the central structure.
It would represent International Mother Language Day, held on 21 February, and aim to "promote linguistic and cultural diversity in Scunthorpe", the planning document states.
International Mother Language Day stems from Bangladesh's 1952 language protests, in which police killed demonstrators demanding recognition for Bengali, and was formally recognised by UNESCO in 1999.
It is intended to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity in societies.
The central monument, Shaheed Minar, is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, and the Scunthorpe version is proposed to follow its design.
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the installation would feature centrally within the park and be 11ft 4in (3.5m) tall.
The steel would be sourced from British Steel in the town.
There would also be a short red tarmac footpath to the monument and two informational boards.
The applicant is also an officer of U-nited Roots Community Interest Company (CIC), which promotes cultural heritage and celebrating diverse communities.
"The monument symbolises respect and tolerance for all cultures, especially the validity and equality of all mother languages of the world," states Keystone Architecture on behalf of the applicant in a planning document.
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