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A wooden temple built in memory of the 17 victims of a mass shooting in a Florida high school was burned in a symbolic gesture of healing.
The public art installation "Temple of Time" was inaugurated Sunday at a ceremony organized by the cities of Parkland and Coral Springs, where students live in Marjory High School Stoneman Douglas.
Families of several Parkland victims witnessed the ritual fire of a 10-meter-high temple. Described as "therapeutic" by some, the ceremonial fire is supposed to symbolize the release of the pain that still remains inside.
Artist David Best of the San Francisco area created the 1,600-square-foot (150-square-meter) Asian design with a skyrocketing roof, with the help of several volunteers.
The attack of an isolated gunman killed 17 students and staff members and wounded 17 others on 14 February 2018.
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