by Susan | May 16, 2022 | Monuments
This statue was unveiled in Heald Square on December 15, 1941, the 150th anniversary of the adoption of the Bill of Rights. It shows George Washington in his Revolutionary War uniform shaking hands with English-born Robert Morris on his right, and Polish-Jewish emigre...
by Susan | May 9, 2022 | Monuments
The Dove of Peace was designed and built to stand over the dais where Pope John Paul II stood to deliver his greetings and blessings during his visit in September of 1984. The frame of the structure originally included a white canvas tarpaulin covering to provide...
by Susan | May 2, 2022 | Monuments
The bronze artwork was dedicated on 27 November, 2018, in the year that marks the centenary of the Armistice and the end of the First World War. But the sculpture has been commissioned to commemorate all the lives that have been affected by war and conflict around the...
by Susan | Apr 25, 2022 | Monuments
In the Filipino language, bankapa means boat and payapann means peace. The monument features eight main symbols placed atop pillar installations that depicts the city’s character, vision and aspirations. The cross symbolizes Christianity and the city’s predominantly...
by Susan | Apr 18, 2022 | Monuments
The February Strike (Dutch: Februaristaking) was a general strike in the German-occupied Netherlands in 1941, during World War II, organized by the then-outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands in defense of persecuted Dutch Jews and against the anti-Jewish...
by Susan | Apr 11, 2022 | Monuments
The idea of Thanksgiving Square was proposed by a Belfast woman, Myrtle Smyth, who was inspired by a visit to Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas. Lord Diljit Rana, chairman of the Thanksgiving Square charity that raised the $300,000 needed for the statue, said the aim of...
