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Cuban Memorial Boulevard Park Celebrates the Legacy of a Community and Country

The Bay of Pigs Monument, Anti-Communist Memorial and More

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Monumentous Legacy, North America, Park, United States

Featuring a series of monuments to various Cuban and Cuban American political leaders, Cuban Memorial Boulevard Park represents the legacy of the surrounding community as well as the entire country of Cuba. Located perpendicular to Calle Ocho in Miami, Florida, the collective landmark has become a major attraction for the entire Little Havana neighborhood, cultivating […]

Modern Monuments: Untitled by Alan Gutierrez Reflects and Honors the LGBTQ Community of Miami

Untitled (forms from MEDIAPRO HD ULTIMATE F/X 18 COLOR MAKEUP PALETTE)

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Modern Monuments, North America, Sculpture, United States

Designed to celebrate the legacy of Miami-Dade County’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer champions along with the milestones of the LGBTQ community, the colorful “Untitled” sculpture installed at Enchanted Forest Elaine Gordon Park has come to define the space in North Miami, Florida. The sculpture has connected the community in a profound manner while also […]

Multiple Elements of Miami History and Culture Define the “Pillar of History”

A Legacy of Multiple Pieces of History

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Attraction, Monumentous History, North America, United States

Commissioned by the Florida Department of Transportation in 1995, the “Pillar of History” is a 36-foot high carved column that graphically narrates the lives of the Tequesta Indians, in Miami, Florida. Created by Cuban Master Sculptor Manuel Carbonell, the piece as well as various markers that are thematically connected to multiple eras and aspects of […]

The Calle Ocho McDonald’s Reflects and Celebrates the Little Havana Community

Enabling Compelling and Authentic Experiences

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Functional, Monumentous Community, North America, United States

A McDonald’s restaurant has been able to reflect the community that it is literally part of in a profound manner for the Little Havana neighborhood in Miami, Florida. By bringing in local artists to paint the exterior walls and install various pieces of art on and around the structure, the Calle Ocho McDonald’s location has […]

Modern Monuments: Slide Mantra by Isamu Noguchi Combines Architecture, Nature and the Cosmos to Fulfill a Vision for Bayfront Park

The piece seamlessly blends into the landscape of Bayfront Park

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Modern Monuments, North America, Sculpture, United States

Located in Miami, Florida, Slide Manta by Isamu Noguchi was originally the centerpiece of the 1986 Venice Biennale exhibition. Since being permanently installed in Bayfront Park in 1991, the piece has become one of the main features of the park. That interest stems from how audiences can literally ascend and then slide down the sculpture, […]

The Challenger Memorial Becomes a Monument to Heroism and Hope

A Connection to the Birth of Space

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Monumentous Monuments, North America, Sculpture, United States

Located at the edge of Bayfront Park in downtown Miami, Florida, the Challenger Memorial commemorates the astronauts who lost their lives as a result of an endeavor to open up science and space. This massive memorial was not intended to be a somber remembrance of these sacrifices but was instead designed to represent a spirit […]