Monday’s Monument: Statue of Peace, Udine, Italy

Monday’s Monument: Statue of Peace, Udine, Italy

The Statue of Peace (the seated figure on the right of the photo) was donated to the city of Udine in 1819 by Emperor Francis I to commemorate the peace Treaty of Campoformido. It is located in the Piazza Liberta. Udine is in the far northeast of Italy, not far from...
Monday’s Monument: Rush-Bagot Monument, Washington, D.C.

Monday’s Monument: Rush-Bagot Monument, Washington, D.C.

After the War of 1812, tensions between the U.S. and Britain were still high. One reason was militarization of the Great Lakes. U.S. Minister and future president John Quincy Adams had proposed the idea of disarmament of the Great Lakes; the British government, liking...
Monday’s Monument: Brotherhood of Man, Calgary, Canada

Monday’s Monument: Brotherhood of Man, Calgary, Canada

These ten 21-foot-tall statues were built by Spanish artist Mario Armengol for the lobby of Britain’s Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal. There, the figures suggested the dominance of man and stood next to what the British suggested were their gifts to the modern...