by Susan | Jun 3, 2024 | Monuments
This monument was donated to the City of Windsor by Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamā’ and was unveiled on Windsor’s Riverfront on October 20, 2017. It features four differently colored hands (representing diversity of culture and races) coming together to hold up a globe with a...
by Susan | Feb 19, 2024 | Monuments
The sister cities of Amherstburg, Canada (pictured on the left) and Monroe, Michigan (on the right) dedicated memorials to the end of the War of 1812, Amhertsburg in 2012 and Monroe in 2017. The sculpture atop both monuments are by Joseph de Angelis and includes three...
by Susan | Sep 11, 2023 | Monuments
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...
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 | Nov 23, 2020 | Monuments
The Women’s Memorial was dedicated on November 18, 2010 at the Brockville Arts Centre during an unveiling ceremony entitled “Voices of Hope,” a community celebration to end violence against women. The base of the monument is engraved: “This...
