This Could Be a Place of Historical Significance

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In 1980, Braco Dimitrijević built an engraved slab into the pavement outside the Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. This photo was taken in January of 1992.

Dimitrijević’s critique of history relies not only on language, the usual fodder of sign systems, but on the forms we use to signal historical significance—forms such as the memorial plaque.

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