Lincoln Memorial

as Lincoln and the Union were able to push and win the war aside from the loss. Lincoln's speech was very affective in that it inspired the people of the Union to work harder to honor those that they had lost. Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address…

Monuments symbol many things. A historical event, a remembrance for a loved one, or even to mark an important event that changed life as we know it. Monuments can be seen a lot of places like museums and cemeteries.There are many factors to choose from when building a monument. A group or agency should consider the landscape, cost, and importance of the monument when building one because these factors can either make or break the monument. The landscape can help make your monument harmonious…

When designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Maya Lan decided to create a wall of names cut into the ground. It was important to commemorate those who those who last year lives in Vietnam and she felt the best way to remember everything about each individual person was engraving their name…

figuratively and literally failing monuments and depictions throughout society, time and history alike. "The monumental core of washington serves much like a pilgrimage site" (Savage Kirk; Washington D.C, The national mall, and transformation of memorial landscape. Berkely 2009. Source A) Aptly explains one comprehension of the nature a monument serves. A "Pure representation" (Source A) holding no actual relic or meaning beyond performing the task of a anti-eternal,…

The speech ‘I Have a Dream’ is by Martin Luther King Jr. He gave this speech on August 28th 1963 just outside of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Martin Luther King Jr, gave this speech to make the american people realize the color of the skin should not matter because everyone in this country is human and the color should not be a motive to judge them but the character of the person should. Meaning the character of the person should matter more than just the color of the skin. This…

The formation of a Monument is based on certain elements within that structure. A well known memorial would be Mount Rushmore. A certain number of the population believe Mount Rushmore is not built correctly. “Mount Rushmore bothers me. To me, it's too close to graffiti.” (Source C, Downes) One should consider all aspects in relation to Mount Rushmore…

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…

Following momentous historic events, the population commonly desires some kind of commemoration of what has occurred. Consequently, massive monuments are often erected in the attempt to appease these desires, as well as to bring people together. Rather than achieving this goal, however, these monuments can ostracize certain populations with offensiveness or ignorance. As such, the factors that should be considered in memorializing an event or person are the significance of the event being…