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Dedicated in July 2004 the Garden of Peace is a memorial commemorating victims of homicide including those murdered by terrorists on September 11, 2001. It is a living reminder of the impact of violence and a visual testament to the need for eliminating terror and violence. The Garden is a symbol of hope for peace and renewal in our lives, our community, and the world.
The central feature of the memorial is a dry streambed containing smooth river stones engraved with the names of victims of homicide. The streambed begins with a circular black granite stone called "Tragic Density" that symbolizes the enormous weight of sadness and grief. The streambed moves through the Garden and culminates with a trickle of water into a pool out of which rises "Ibis Ascending", a skyward sculpture representing hope.
Sadly the Garden of Peace appears to be Boston's least known memorial. It took us a really long time to find it - none of the people that we asked had heard of it. The Boston police officer we asked directed us instead to the 9/11 Peace Garden in the Boston Public Gardens. Despite being in downtown Boston the Garden of Peace is off the beaten tourist trails. It is lost within a narrow maze of twisting streets hidden between government office buildings. A few of the streets were sealed off because of construction. Unlike other Boston tourist attractions there are no signs pointing the way, no cops and no tourists. On the weekday evening that we visited the area was poorly lit and the Garden of Peace was home to homeless people. I imagine the area is fairly safe on a weekday with people working in the adjacent buildings, but I wouldn't loitter here in the evening or during the weekend.
If you do decide to visit look for a courtyard adjacent to the plaza of the 100 Cambridge Street Building (formerly the Saltonstall State Office Building) and bring friends.
Boston Garden of Peace - 100 Cambridge Street in Boston, Massachusetts - Google Map
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at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’s ASCEND conference at Caesars Forum on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker)
During ASCEND 2022 at CAESARS Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker)
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at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’s ASCEND conference at Caesars Forum on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker)
Some pictures of my 2019 thru hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, a trail that goes from the Mexican border to the Canadian border through California, Oregon and Washington. It took me 5 months to hike it.
OK, folks, stop talking of 'falling rocks', let's chat about 'rising spirits" :) A narrow shaft of rapidly ascending air. The Gulf of Mexico. Enroute Varadero-Calgary.
During ASCEND 2022 at CAESARS Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker)
Martin Stepanek is the on again off again world record holder in numerous categories of free diving, breath holding, apnea. This is one of his many record dives made in Grand Cayman over the years.
Fresco painted depciting numerous events in American history around the image of Washington ascending to Heaven. Off the top of my head two of the few scenes depict War and the connecting of the Trans-Atlantic Cable.
at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’s ASCEND conference at Caesars Forum on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker)
Post Processed (contrast, film grain & more) for more dramatic tones. 21 Nov. 2008 - Athens (Greece)
at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’s ASCEND conference at Caesars Forum on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker)
This experience impacted me because it showed all the amazing things that humans can do. Not too long ago it would take days to climb such a mountain and it would be very dangerous. But, I was able to see the top in about an hour. I also learned that sharing our achievements with people from every background and country truly makes us a global citizen. The Swiss people shared such an amazing experience and I want to be able to share my country with other global citizens.
at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’s ASCEND conference at Caesars Forum on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker)