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It is being transformed into a museum of contemporary history. Presumably the rooftop cafe will be on the part of the building which extends into the foreground - the Hall of the Red Army, as was. I hope that the Socialist Realist statues will return.
This side of the monument may be familiar from the first Hellboy film.
The plaque at this reads: This monument is erected to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese Naval Ship Kanrin Maru in San Francisco on 17 March, 1860. The Kanrin Maru crossed the Pacific at the same time as the U.S.S. Powhatan which brought the first Japanese Embassy to the United States. Presented to the City of San Francisco by its sister city Osaka as a token of sincere desire to further friendship and goodwill between the United States and Japan and as part of the program to mark the centennial celebration of the opening of their diplomatic relations. 17 May 1960
The monument was a gift from Osaka, Japan Mayor Nakai.
“Maru” means “circle,” the word is frequently added to names of Japanese ships “as a way of blessing the vessel, wishing it safe travels and a safe return to port, thus closing the circle.
There are two sculptors listed for this monument. Mitsui Nakai and Ishi Katsu.
The Monument to the 1666 Great Fire of London was constructed in the 1670's, and is 62 metres (202 feet) in height. There are 311 steps up to the viewing platform, from where excellent views of the River Thames and the city of London can be seen.
On the Monument's pedestal, as seen here, is depicted king Charles II with his brother, James, Duke of York, surrounded by liberty, architecture, and science, arranging for London's rebuilding.
The monument is segmented into three sections. The third section shows fishermen at work with a dory, nets, a high-flyer and other fishing implements. 10-14-10
Dimensions: Large scale
Material: Granite and Marble
Provenance: Morningside Heights
General Grant National Memorial (as designated by the U.S. National Park Service), better known as Grant's Tomb, is a mausoleum containing the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), American Civil War General and 18th President of the United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant (1826–1902). The tomb complex is a presidential memorial in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The structure is situated in a prominent location in Riverside Park overlooking the Hudson River. (wikipedia)