Sculpture – Page 4 – The Monumentous

The Memorials at Cadman Plaza Park Provide a Sense of Identity and Connection for Brooklyn

Celebrating the Brookyln War Memorial and the William Jay Gaynor Memorial

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Monumentous Community, Monumentous Legacy, North America, Sculpture, United States

Separately installed in Brooklyn’s Cadman Plaza Park, the Brookyln War Memorial honors Brooklynites who served in World War II while the William Jay Gaynor Memorial is dedicated to the former mayor. Both of them provide a sense of identity and connection for Cadman Plaza Park, highlighting how such memorials can honor the community in the […]

The Lafayette Memorial Provides a Unique Identity for Prospect Park

An Identity to Engage Audiences

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Monumentous Identity, North America, Sculpture, United States

Located at the 9th Street entrance of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, the Lafayette Memorial provides the park with a notable feature that continues to enable engagement and interest. Simple but powerful, the piece highlights what it can mean for a landmark to provide a place with a sense of identity that resonates across eras. A […]

The Vodnik Monument Compels a Sense of Identity and Community for Ljubljana

Opportunity and connection for audiences of all types

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Europe, Monumentous Community, Sculpture

The Vodnik Monument has cultivated a sense of community directly and indirectly in Ljubljana, Slovakia. The defining feature of the Ljubljana Central Market as well as an icon utilized by businesses in the area, the Vodnik Monument has provided an identity for an area and the entire city in ways that have created opportunity and […]

The Nikola Tesla Monument Celebrates a Legacy for Croatia

The Genius of Nikola Tesla

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Europe, Monumentous Legacy, Sculpture

Born and raised in modern-day Croatia, the city of Zagreb has embraced the legacy of Nicola Tesla in meaningful ways. While numerous museums are dedicated to his technical genius, the Nikola Tesla Monument celebrates something much bigger for audiences and to the entire country. The Genius of Nikola Tesla Best known for his contributions to […]

The Monument to the Latvian Riflemen Helps Transform a Space and Legacy

Honoring Latvians who Fought During World War I

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Europe, Monumentous Transformations, Sculpture

Built to honor the elite soldiers who fought during World War I, the Latvian Riflemen Monument dominates an old town square in the center of Riga in Latvia. Tied to a controversial era of the city and country, the monument highlights what it can mean for a landmark to help transform a space while staying […]

The National Monument of the Basque Sheepherder Celebrates History and Connects a Community

Commemorating the story of Basque emigration to the United States

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Monumentous Community, North America, Sculpture, United States

Created to draw attention to the Basque people and their impact on the United States, the National Monument to the Basque Sheepherder celebrates the history and legacy of the Basque community in Reno, Nevada. It does so in a way that enables connection for this community in the region and beyond. Commemorating the story of […]

The Founders Monument Celebrates the Historic Founding of San Antonio

The Legacy of the Four Founding Communities

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Monumentous History, North America, Sculpture, United States

Representing the four communities that established the original community, the Founders Monument is directly connected to the history of San Antonio, Texas. This history is inherently linked to the origins of the entire region in a way that the community of the present can interpret and interact with to cultivate connection across eras. The First […]