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First State Heritage Park Enables Audiences to Experience the Culture and History of Delaware

Highlighting the History Associated with the “First State”

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Monumentous Experiences, North America, Park, United States

Mentioned as a “park without boundaries,” First State Heritage Park allows audiences to experience the incredible history that is spread across the city of Dover, Delaware. By linking together what would otherwise be disparate pieces of history, First State Heritage Park cultivates a sense of connection with this history that audiences can experience in a […]

Jackson Square Enables Community and Connection Across the History of New Orleans

A gateway to everything that New Orleans has to offer

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Featured, Monumentous History, North America, Public Space, United States

Located in the heart of the French Quarter, Jackson Square has become one of the most prominent attractions in New Orleans, Louisiana. Surrounded by historic buildings and featuring distinctive walking paths and notable monuments, it has served as a place of connection and community across the entire history of the region. Originally Known as Place […]

Woldenberg Park Cultivates a Sense of Community Across New Orleans

A Legacy of Community and Connection Across New Orleans

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Monumentous Community, North America, Park, United States

Located in the upper French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, Woldenberg Park has become an essential element of the modern city. Providing a setting for Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and Entergy Giant Screen Theater, it attracts residents and visitors for disparate but equally compelling reasons, enabling them to anything from experience an event to […]

The Joan of Arc Monument in New Orleans Becomes an Icon for the City

A Hero of France Becomes an icon of New Orleans

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Monumentous Icons, North America, Sculpture, United States

Joan of Arc, also known as the ‘Maid of Orleans,’ was just a teenager when she led the French against an English siege of Orléans in 1429. This is just one of the reasons that she has become the unofficial patron saint of New Orleans, Louisiana, and is depicted in a monument that has become […]

Modern Monuments: “Ocean Song” by John Scott is a Reminder of the Cultural Amalgamations of New Orleans

The 16-foot-long mirrored sculpture is specific to the culture of the city that connects to Congo Square and beyond

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Modern Monuments, North America, Sculpture

Set on the bank of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, “Ocean Song” by John Scott directly connects to the cultural amalgamations that have come to define the past and present of the city. He was a winner of a prestigious “genius grant” from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 1992 at […]

Monument to the Immigrant Celebrates the Legacy of New Orleans

Highlighting the Culture and History of New Orleans

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Monumentous Legacy, North America, Sculpture, United States

Standing alongside the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Monument to the Immigrant is dedicated to all of the courageous men and women who left their homeland to seek freedom in the United States and settled in New Orleans. Since New Orleans is recognized as a gateway where various cultures blend and mix, the […]

Modern Monuments: Tilghman Hemsley Celebrates Local Lives and Legacies with Maryland’s Waterman Monument

Capturing the heart and soul of the feeling of watermen

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Modern Monuments, North America, Sculpture, United States

Dedicated to all of the Maryland natives who died fishing on the waters that define the state’s coastline, Maryland’s Watermen Monument depicts two large bronze statues standing in a bronze boat in the process of harvesting their catch. Created by local artist Tilghman Hemsley, the sculpture honors the commercial fisherman (known in the region as […]