For many years people have been creating monuments and memorials around the world. Some symbolize a hero or heroic event and some symbolize a tragedy or the remembrance of someone or something. All are created in a unique way, where the design, the locations, and the structure all have a play in telling the story. The Marine Corps War Memorial, also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial is based upon the exemplary photo taken by Joe Rosenthal. He was at Iwo Jima when the American flag was raised on Mount. Suribachi. This monument symbolizes more than soldiers raising a flag; instead, it is a representation of all the Marines who bravely fought and died for our country.
On February 19, 1945 the invasion of Iwo Jima took place. The goal was to capture …show more content…
senators rose on the floor of the US Senate calling for a national monument modeling after the iconic photo. The California State Legislature petitioned the Federal Government to build a memorial monument that would long live the memory of Iwo Jima. A guy by the name of Felix DeWeldon, who was an outstanding sculptor, had a clay replica sculpted from the photo within 3 days of seeing the picture. President Truman, sculpture Felix DeWeldon, and photographer Joe Rosenthal met to discuss the future of the monument and the long years ahead to create the perfect memorial from the life-changing photo. The Iwo Jima monument took 8 years to construct with only one sculpture, DeWeldon, working on it. He brought in the 3 survivors, Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, John Bradley, to model for the statue. This shows that the sculpture took his time and showed compassion in this masterpiece. DeWaldon showed dedication and put his best on hand for this memorial. On the memorial each person is approximately 32 feet high and the flag stands a tall 60 feet. The flag waves 24 hours a day, year round. This statue is the tallest bronze statue that stands 78 feet high. The cost of the statue was $850,000 dollars. Today it could cost more because the rate of money has gone up. The money that it took to construct and build the memorial all came from private donations, there were no public funds used. (Source
On February 19, 1945 the invasion of Iwo Jima took place. The goal was to capture …show more content…
senators rose on the floor of the US Senate calling for a national monument modeling after the iconic photo. The California State Legislature petitioned the Federal Government to build a memorial monument that would long live the memory of Iwo Jima. A guy by the name of Felix DeWeldon, who was an outstanding sculptor, had a clay replica sculpted from the photo within 3 days of seeing the picture. President Truman, sculpture Felix DeWeldon, and photographer Joe Rosenthal met to discuss the future of the monument and the long years ahead to create the perfect memorial from the life-changing photo. The Iwo Jima monument took 8 years to construct with only one sculpture, DeWeldon, working on it. He brought in the 3 survivors, Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, John Bradley, to model for the statue. This shows that the sculpture took his time and showed compassion in this masterpiece. DeWaldon showed dedication and put his best on hand for this memorial. On the memorial each person is approximately 32 feet high and the flag stands a tall 60 feet. The flag waves 24 hours a day, year round. This statue is the tallest bronze statue that stands 78 feet high. The cost of the statue was $850,000 dollars. Today it could cost more because the rate of money has gone up. The money that it took to construct and build the memorial all came from private donations, there were no public funds used. (Source