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The Oklahoma City National Memorial Enables Powerful Experiences for Audiences

Experiencing a Legacy of Loss and Remembrance

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

The Oklahoma City bombing changed the lives of countless individuals, numerous communities, and an entire nation. Created to commemorate this tragedy but also allow audiences to uniquely experience its impact, the Oklahoma City National Memorial is located in the literal footprint of the event in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The numerous landmarks that it contains […]

Owen Park Defines a Vision of Connection Across Audiences and Eras for Tulsa

The Notable Monuments of Owen Park

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Monumentous Vision, North America, Park, United States

Featuring notable monuments that have been interspersed amidst a 24-acre city park, Owen Park is connected to a vision that spans the past and present of Tulsa. By making the park much more than a simple green space, Owen Park showcases how a vision to embrace and celebrate pieces of history can enable engagement with […]

Modern Monuments: The Pioneers of 1889 by Leonard McMurry Celebrates the ’89ers and the Spirit of Oklahoma

One of Oklahoma's most notable sculptors

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Modern Monuments, North America, Sculpture, United States

The people who participated in the Land Run event that defined the founding of Oklahoma City became known as Eighty-Niners (89ers), highlighting their special status as the people who founded the city and state. This term was a source of pride for generations of settlers, which is reflected in the Pioneers of 1889 sculpture by […]

Modern Monuments: Artificial Cloud by Bob Haozous Forces Audiences to Recognize their Environment

Showing the effect of time and the atmosphere

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Modern Monuments, North America, Sculpture, United States

Installed for the 1991 Mayfest, a giant sculpture named “Artificial Cloud” rises 72.5 feet into the air and can be seen from various places in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Native American artist Bob Haozous created the piece as an expression of what it means to go against nature. Audiences can focus on the artificial cloud, rather than […]

The Blue Dome District Uses a Piece of History to Define a Unique Identity for a Tulsa Neighborhood

From Gas Station to Community Hub

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Attraction, Monumentous Identity, North America, United States

The distinctive Blue Dome building literally and figuratively defines the Blue Dome District in Tulsa, Oklahoma. What has become one of Tulsa’s most popular entertainment neighborhoods has an identity that residents and visitors can connect with in a profound way, all of which is the result of an endeavor to both preserve and celebrate a […]

The Pilgrim Monument Becomes an Icon Connected to the Legacy of Provincetown and the United States

Defining the Cape Cod Region

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Attraction, Monumentous Monuments, North America, United States

The tallest all-granite structure in the United States, the Pilgrim Monument is one of the most significant monuments in the country. Created to commemorate the Mayflower Pilgrims’ first landing in the New World, this monumentous monument is a testament to the power of landmarks to connect the legacy of an entire country in a way […]

The Pilgrim Bronze Bas Relief Uniquely Celebrates a Historic Event for Provincetown and of America

Honoring "the first American Act in history"

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Monumentous History, North America, Sculpture, United States

The Pilgrim Bronze Bas Relief located at the bottom of the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, Massachusetts, celebrates the signing of the Mayflower Compact. This historic event would be definitional to the founding of the United States of America, which this landmark celebrates in a way that has come to attract audiences of all eras. “The […]