Poignant ice tribute to Titanic victims

http://i.imgur.com/LMwxc.jpg

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It was a poignant tribute to the 1,517 men, women and children who died when the Titanic sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912.

Artist Nele Azevedo created an ice figure for each individual victim and on Sunday, at Custom House Square in Belfast - the city where the great ship was built - she launched her tribute.

Volunteers placed the little melting men - each about 15in high - on the steps of the square.

Then, the crowds watched as the figures slowly melted and disappeared.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20020498

A very cool idea in my opinion and the symbolism is very striking.

I quite like it, especially as it seemingly cost the taxpayer nothing and we're not stuck with an ugly memorial (as we usually are these days).

A nice common sense story there regarding the funding of public events.