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How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

Monumentous Potential: Windmill De Gooyer

The potential to become the most notable in Amsterdam

Recognized as the tallest wooden mill in the Netherlands at 26.6 meters high, Windmill De Gooyer dominates the landscape in Amsterdam Oost. The size and history of this landmark showcase the potential it has to become an essential connection to the past that residents and visitors can engage with on multiple levels. However, that potential […]

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The Destroyed City Memorial Imagines a New Way to Commemorate the Legacy of Rotterdam

Tragedy, Inspiration and Imagination

Sculptures and monuments of all types are commissioned in celebration of important events but The Destroyed City memorial alludes to an event of historic importance for the city of Rotterdam in a very different way. The piece commemorates and represents the destruction that the city suffered during World War II, highlighting how an imaginative approach […]

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The Dragon Fountain Becomes an Icon of Hertogenbosch

Highlighting the Dual Potential and Purpose of Monuments

Recognized as the most famous fountain in Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, the Dragon Fountain (Drakenfontein) is located directly outside of the city’s main station, providing audiences with an identifiable landmark as soon as they enter or leave the city. This distinctiveness as well as the imagination inherent across the piece have helped it to become an […]

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John E. Menario Plaza Newly Defines the Legacy of Lobsterman Park in Portland

A Dual Legacy of Portland and Maine

Mounted on a plaza near a major intersection in downtown Portland, Maine, “The Maine Lobsterman” sculpture defined what had become known as Lobsterman Park. This identity was further cultivated when the space was renamed John E. Menario Plaza, highlighting what it can mean for a legacy to evolve in ways that are meaningful across audiences […]

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The Statue of Duke Kahanamoku Celebrates a Legacy of Hawaiian Culture

Commemorating the Father of International Surfing

The Statue of Duke Kahanamoku, one of the most important figures in the history of surfing, literally welcomes people to Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. The landmark has become an icon of the area that embraces a Hawaiian legacy that can be seen and felt all across the world. Commemorating the Father of International Surfing […]

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