Smoky View
Since the west coast had several fires all that comes our way thus the smoky view - my daughter I drag around all the time.
The five-story commemorative monument and an adjoining one-story building with the chapel was designed by local architect, Charles E. Thomas, who was hired by Julie and Spencer Penrose, the philanthropist and developer[5][3]:7:1 who built The Broadmoor resort[6] and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.[7] The monument is made of Romanesque Revival architecture with buttresses, an ornately decorated iron and brass door, and narrow leaded windows. It is 100 feet (30 m) tall.[3]:7:2–3, 8:5[a] The shrine is partly named for the views of the rising and setting sun. Will Rogers, who died in 1935 in an airplane crash, is memorialized in images of his life displayed throughout the interior of the monument and in the name of the shrine.[5][b] The shine is also a memorial to the lives of Julie and Spencer Penrose, whose tombs are in the monuments lower level. The Pikes Peak Region's history is depicted in a 340 square feet (32 m2) mural by Randall Davey, an artist from Santa Fe, New Mexico.[5]
The Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun site is entered through a stone gateway. The grounds are encircled by a stone wall[3]:7:1 made from the same single block of pink granite quarried from Cheyenne Mountain used to make the tower.[5][3]:7:1 Within the stone walls, there are Jo Davidson's statue of Will Rogers, Chinese sculptures, and landscaping with plants native to the region.[3]:7:1–2 Avard Fairbanks made a bronze bust of Spencer Penrose.[3]:7:2
In addition the building is constructed of granite, steel, cement, iron and brass were used to build the 114 feet (35 m) shrine. Its roof was built of ceramic tile.[5][3]:2 There were no wood or nails in its construction.[5] The interior has terrazzo floors, marble, and ironwork. Stairs lead to the upper floors.[3]:7:1
It was completed in 1937[5] and dedicated on September 6, 1937.[6] The total construction cost was about $250,000 (equivalent to $4,115,162 in 2015).[4]:123
Smoky View
Since the west coast had several fires all that comes our way thus the smoky view - my daughter I drag around all the time.
The five-story commemorative monument and an adjoining one-story building with the chapel was designed by local architect, Charles E. Thomas, who was hired by Julie and Spencer Penrose, the philanthropist and developer[5][3]:7:1 who built The Broadmoor resort[6] and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.[7] The monument is made of Romanesque Revival architecture with buttresses, an ornately decorated iron and brass door, and narrow leaded windows. It is 100 feet (30 m) tall.[3]:7:2–3, 8:5[a] The shrine is partly named for the views of the rising and setting sun. Will Rogers, who died in 1935 in an airplane crash, is memorialized in images of his life displayed throughout the interior of the monument and in the name of the shrine.[5][b] The shine is also a memorial to the lives of Julie and Spencer Penrose, whose tombs are in the monuments lower level. The Pikes Peak Region's history is depicted in a 340 square feet (32 m2) mural by Randall Davey, an artist from Santa Fe, New Mexico.[5]
The Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun site is entered through a stone gateway. The grounds are encircled by a stone wall[3]:7:1 made from the same single block of pink granite quarried from Cheyenne Mountain used to make the tower.[5][3]:7:1 Within the stone walls, there are Jo Davidson's statue of Will Rogers, Chinese sculptures, and landscaping with plants native to the region.[3]:7:1–2 Avard Fairbanks made a bronze bust of Spencer Penrose.[3]:7:2
In addition the building is constructed of granite, steel, cement, iron and brass were used to build the 114 feet (35 m) shrine. Its roof was built of ceramic tile.[5][3]:2 There were no wood or nails in its construction.[5] The interior has terrazzo floors, marble, and ironwork. Stairs lead to the upper floors.[3]:7:1
It was completed in 1937[5] and dedicated on September 6, 1937.[6] The total construction cost was about $250,000 (equivalent to $4,115,162 in 2015).[4]:123