Australian War Memorial

When people think of a monument, they automatically think of the location. If the location is somewhere "... with no historical significance." (Source A) why is even there? " The site of the Lincoln memorial, for instance, did not even exist in Lincoln's life time." (Source A) The whole point of a memorial is to remember something that happened there that affiliated with whatever the monument is representing. The location really does matter. If the location is bad then people are taking away…

engagement into the plans of any future memorial. When it comes to considering the memorialization of an event or person, a group or agency should consider its location, meaning, material, and its controversial elements. Without a doubt, the significance and message of a memorial is a primary factor that a group or agency should consider. Today's memoriales highlight important individuals and important events and places in history; therefore, any future memorial…

environment of such a significant object. The environment surrounding a memorial is largely comprised of the physical location and human community that the memorial will be around. This can raise issues for an organization who want to memorialize a certain person or event, who must consider the implications that installing a memorial has on the surrounding environment. Such an issue brought to question…

attention and controversy. It would serve no justice to the families of the victims who couldn’t even obtain a proper memorial for those who lost their lives in the Holocaust, why even construct it if it strays away from its true purpose? The material plays a key role especially when trying to evoke certain feelings from viewers, When Maya Lin laid out plans to create the Vietnam Veterans Memorial she wanted to commemorate the sacrifices of every individual by engraving their names onto a wall…

Memorializing people and events have been an endless routine for humankind. The purpose that we, as a species, do this is to have a personal connection with what has happened and to have a better understanding of how it is important to acknowledge it. For a long time, commemorating has increased in variety rather than creating a statue, painting, monument, etc., there are now films, books, music, specific parts of amusement parks, and even buildings. However, when it comes to memorializing…

Memorials are a great, wonderful, amazing thing to have. They show great significance, memories, and love. According to a quick search on the web, the definition of memorials are “something, especially a structure, esablished to remind people of a person or event. People build memorials for many different reasons. A lot of times they are built to remind people of who they once knew. If it was a place then it shows them something they once knew. They are very important to have and hold because…

away by rats. Certain shortfalls arise when contrasting these forgotten structures and, say, the often-visited monuments of the National Mall. We must mind these qualities if we wish to prevent its fall to obscurity. Foremost, whatever cause our memorial will commemorate, it must resound in the hearts of the people. Otherwise, it gets lost to the annals of history, as it did for H. Elroy Johnson, the subject of “The Maine Lobsterman.” Presented once in the 1939 New York World’s Fair, it moved…

Monuments and memorials have been significant in honoring historical events and people for many years. While monuments bring people together to celebrate and honor historical moments,,some monuments pay homage to sacrifice. When creating and planning for the building of a monument, a group or agency should have proper funding and a desirable location before memorializing an event or person. Proper funding is a key factor to consider when creating a monument. Without proper funding, a monument…

Roadside memorials are notably everywhere on the streets and highways of Hawaii, where accidents have occurred unexpectedly. In The New York Times, Robert Tiernan observes that roadside memorials use public property for private purposes. He believes they violate the constitutional principle of separation of church and state because public facilities are being used to promote religion. He concludes they are a distraction and danger to the motoring public. Though Tiernan makes a sensible point,…

purpose of the museum” (Source E). The size of a memorial is only as important as the location; the construction of the National Holocaust Memorial Museum here in Washington, D.C. brought about the great dispute between Jewish and non-Jewish communities (Source E). The dispute was later settled with the idea that…