Statues, Monuments and Memorials Located the Parks of the National Capital

Statues, Monuments and Memorials Located the Parks of the National Capital
Author: National Park Service
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2017-12-13
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780332515960

Excerpt from Statues, Monuments and Memorials Located the Parks of the National Capital: June 1977 Bronze statue groups of horses and figures, cast in Italy as a gift from Italy to the united States. These are surfaced with pure gold. The groups symbolize the Arts of Peace (aspiration and Literature) by Fraser and the Arts of war (valor and Sacrifice) by Friedlander. Dedicated September 26, 1951. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Monument Wars

Monument Wars
Author: Kirk Savage
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2011-07-11
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0520271335

Traces the history of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., discussing its plan and structures, and considering how the concept of memorials and memorial space has changed since the nineteenth century.