View allAll Photos Tagged monuments
The State of Pennsylvania Monument is the largest monument on the Gettysburg battlefield. The tip of the sword of the statue of Winged Victory is 110 feet high. A staircase takes visitors to the roof of the monument, which offers a panoramic view of the battlefield.
The monument is made from North Carolina granite set over an iron and concrete frame. Sculptor Samuel Murray created the 7,500 pound statue of Winged Victory which stand on top of the dome; its metal came from melted down Civil War cannon. He also created the reliefs over each of the arches. The monument was dedicated on September 27th, 1910. The statues on each side of the arches were added after April of 1913.
Was feeling a bit restless, so I went for a drive in the car. No specific destination in mind; just getting out of the house. I ended up at Penshaw Monument.
A memorial for all the soldiers (ANZAC) who gave their lives so that others may live. ANZAC stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corps.
At the top of the Peace Monument, facing west, stand two classically robed female figures. Grief holds her covered face against the shoulder of History and weeps in mourning. History holds a stylus and a tablet that was inscribed “They died that their country might live.” Below Grief and History, another life-size classical female figure represents Victory, holding high a laurel wreath and carrying an oak branch, signifying strength. Below her are the infant Mars, the god of war, and the infant Neptune, god of the sea. The shaft of the monument is decorated with wreaths, ribbons and scallop shells.
2023-02-20
L'alcalde de València, Joan Ribó, junt a la consellera de Política Territorial de la Generalitat Valenciana, Rebeca Torró i el president de l'Autoritat Portuària de València, Aurelio Martínez, participa en l'acte d'inauguració del monument en homenatge als estibadors morts. Acompanya a l'alcalde de València, Joan Ribó, la vicealcaldessa I regidora de Desenvolupament Urbà, Sandra Gómez. Port de València. Moll de Ponent,
Small monument of the dog in Kazimierz Dolny. I love it :-))
I heard, that his master was the taxi driver and this dog often like to sit in this place and wait for him.
Europe Europa
Belgique België Belgium Belgien Belgica
Bruxelles Brussel Brussels Brüssel Bruxelas
Place Poelaert
Monument infanterie belge
Soldats à pied et officier à cheval arborant l'uniforme porté à la fin de la guerre de 14-18.
Francesco Agello
Primatista mondiale di velocità aerea, il 10 aprile 1933, sul Lago di Garda, si aggiudicò il primato mondiale assoluto di velocità ad una media di 683,403 km/h sull'idrovolante Macchi-Castoldi M.C.72, dotato di un motore FIAT AS. 6 da 2500 HP.
Poco più di un anno dopo, il 23 ottobre 1934, superò il suo stesso primato raggiungendo la media di 709,202 km/h: la prova si svolse ancora sul Garda e con il medesimo idrovolante, ma con un motore più potente, un Fiat AS. da 3100 HP. Agello aveva conseguito il brevetto di pilota militare nel 1924 e quattro anni dopo veniva assegnato al Reparto Alta Velocità della Regia Aeronautica che aveva sede a Desenzano del Garda.
We ate lunch at The Fine Line, next door to this monument.
The Monument was built to commemorate the Great Fire of London in 1666. It burned for three days, consuming 13,000 houses and 436 acres.
London, England, UK.
The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the early Continental Army and the first American president.
The monument, made of marble, granite, and bluestone gneiss, is both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk, standing 555 feet 5 1⁄8 inches (169.294 m) tall.
Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany 2018
Between 1953–1990:
Karl–Marx–Stadt, District (Bezirk) Karl–Marx–Stadt, GDR
Wooldridge Monuments
The Wooldridge Monuments are a series of historical monuments located in Maplewood Cemetery of Mayfield, Kentucky. They were built for Colonel Henry G. Wooldridge, to commemorate family members and other loved ones of his life, from 1892 until Wooldridge's death on May 30, 1899.
Monument to Douglas Horsfall and family members. Horsfall was a benefactor of the church, and paid for the construction of St Agnes Church a short half-mile away.
Taken with a little-seen (modern Japanese) Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 85mm f3.5 lens, mounted on a Cosina-Voigtlander Bessa R2S modern rangefinder camera with the Nikon rangefinder lens bayonet. All the front-lit shots were taken between f5.6 and f9.5 with a shutter speed of 125th of 250th. The back-lit shot was close to wide open
The doughboy monument was sculpted by Gaetano Federici - Paterson NJs sculptor.
In the Greater Paterson area, Gaetano Federici (1880-1964) was once a household name, with more than forty of his statues within a two mile radius of Paterson City Hall.
Born in Castelgrande, Southern Italy, Federici immigrated to Paterson at age seven. Beginning his work as an apprentice sculptor in 1897, Federici was a traditional sculptor whose works fits in the late Victorian realism. His era was the end of the era when public figures were memorialized in bronze statues. The current era favors abstract memorials like the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington DC.
He was responsible for many of the public sculptures in Paterson and around to. Including several of the statues in front of Paterson City Hall, as well as in front of the Passaic County Courthouse. Many of Federici’s subjects are themselves notable figures, both on a local and national level, including politicians (Senator William Hughes, Mayor Andrew McBride), philanthropists (Nathan Barnert), religious leaders (Dean McNulty), athletes (Eleanor Egg, national track star) and comedians, (Lou Costell).
Christine Hamlyn daughter of Colonel Henry Hamlyn Fane, wife of Frederick Hamlyn 52 years owner of Clovelly, died 12th November 1936 aged 80
Let us thank God for the life of Christine Hamlyn , her radiant personality, the warmth & generosity of her friendship, her ever vigilant protection of the beauty & well being of her beloved Clovelly, and for her simplicity, sincerity & loyalty of her Christian faith"
Christine Louisa Hamlyn Fane was born in 1855, the daughter of Lt. Col. Henry Hamlyn Fane and his wife Susan. She inherited the Clovelly estate in 1884 and married Frederick Gosling five years later; they both took the surname Hamlyn. She was an iconic Lady of the Manor and was responsible for major renovations of the Clovelly cottages. Her annual Christmas gifts to her tenants are mentioned in the local press; haunches of venison were frequently given. It is said that, if she found rubbish on the cobbled street, she would push the offending item with her cane until it reached the nearest door. She would then open the door and tap the litter inside. When she died in 1936, the villagers mourned her passing. As she was childless, the estate passed to her niece Betty.
The current owner is the Hon. John Rous her great grand-nephew.
thehistoryinterpreter.wordpress.com/2018/09/18/100daysofb...
Church of All Saints, Clovelly Devon
D.O.M.
This monument has been erected by
the people of Athlone
to the memory of their young townsman,
John Joseph Walsh, Solicitor.
1876 - 1903
Cut off in the opening of a most promising career
he has left to the young men of his native town
a striking example of ardent love of country
and zeal for the advancement of his countrymen.
Be his epitaph writ on his country's mind
He served his country and loved his kind
A.D. 1906
Blog | Facebook | Instagram | X | Bluesky
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park is truly a treat for the eyes. When I was there I got a private tour with a local guide, who drove us around to the different landmarks. I think it's impossible to take a bad photo there.
All rights reserved. Permission required to reuse.