“The Dance of Zalongo”
The largest monument in the world dedicated to women
Freedom fighters? Victims? Or both?
The Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8th, reminding us of the struggles of women who, through their courage, determination, and heroism, have left an indelible mark on history. These women were, are, and will always be everyday women confronted with life’s challenges—women whom life itself transformed into symbols of revolution and freedom.A symbol of this freedom is the monument “The Dance of Zalongo” dedicated to the heroic Souliot women.
The Georgios Zongolopoulos Georgios Zongolopoulos carved 4,300 cubes from white stone sourced from Epirus to create this monument. With its colossal size—15 meters high and 18 meters wide—it stands as the largest monument in the world dedicated to women.
At Zalongo, the message of the struggle for freedom, sculpted by Zongolopoulos’ chisel, reacheswomen everywhere in the world with brutal intensity.
Female figures, hand in hand, without distinct facial features or color, hover over the cliff, ready to leap into infinity.
Positioned at the edge of the precipice, the monument serves as a timeless reminder that women are the unarmed victims of the violence of war.
