by Susan | May 23, 2022 | Monuments
Although the headline highlights the Peace Wall/Moon Gate, this entry actually features a plethora of peace installations in the Honda Outdoor Sculpture Garden surrounding the Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center at Bluffton University (formerly Central Mennonite College)...
by Susan | Mar 21, 2022 | Monuments
On the north side of the Capitol Square stands a winged female figure clad in flowing garments holding aloft the universal symbol of peace, an olive branch. This is the statue Peace. Though erected soon after the completion of the First World War, this monument honors...
by Susan | Mar 7, 2022 | Monuments
The stamp, designed by Claes Oldenburg and his wife Coosje van Bruggen, was commissioned by Standard Oil of Ohio in 1982 to sit in front of the new Standard Oil of Ohio building The stamp was also supposed to sit in front of the new Standard Oil of Ohio building...
by Susan | Oct 26, 2020 | Monuments
The Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park, completed in 2003 in what was wasteland along the Ohio River just east of downtown, is an award-winning display of sculpture and flora representing five continents and also featuring a riverside bike trail and...
by Susan | Feb 18, 2019 | Monuments
The original concept for the memorial was as a memorial for Vietnam Veterans but was changed to one which honored all those who died or were declared missing in wars fought from 1900 until now. The granite base surrounding the fountain now includes 5,558 names of...
