Memorial

Christopher Columbus, Iwo Jima, The Vietnam Memorial, and the drawn out list continues of the many remarkable people and events that over the years artists have created memorials of/for. People create statues, plaques, mausoleums, etc., all for someone who has done something so phenomenal for this nation, as well of astonishing and even devastating events that have forever left an imprint on America and the rest of the world. Designing and having the task of dedicating a beautiful memorial to something needs to take in consideration of certain facts. When a designer is in the process of fabricating a monument to memorialize a person or historical event the creator needs to think of what historical event or person they want…

Many societies will come and go but “when all is lost to rust and rot, what remains may be two enormous granite oddities in the Great Plains,” (Source C) one of these monuments is a memorial for Crazy Horse; although it may seem to memorialize someone who is dead, Crazy Horse stands for the culture of the Native American people more than what he did as a person. Therefore he stands for the remaining culture that is left in the United States, not what memory we have of him. A similar theme is…

Grayson Hunter Fall Research Paper 12/12/14 Pages: Purpose/History Introduction The WWII Memorial serves as an important marker to remind future generations of what is known as one of the worlds most terrible wars. The WWII Memorial was built in memory of the 400,000 US citizens that supported the war effort from home and 16 million soldiers who lost their live fighting on the front lines for their county. The monument also pays tribute to the many veterans who have been wounded or have lost…

Memorials hold a special place in many countries showing the struggles their ancestors went through and leaving their mark on history for centuries to come. Memorials represent important moments in history, however, the construction of one includes several factors that must take careful consideration. Location and design are very important for size as well as placement, the event or the person that the memorial is for and, of course, it also depends on how costly the project is. A…

Monuments and memorials are key to acknowledging and paying respect to the past. They provide honor to great achievements and pay homage to the sacrifice of people. Monuments are vital to society. Since they admire great achievements, educate society on past events, and inspire individuals to imprint their own footsteps in history. Though, monuments mean to respect figures of the past, many designers make the mistake of creating a monument not worthy of the important figures imprint in humanity.…

right so that the memorial is well accepted. The factors to be take into consideration before memorializing a person or event include, the location, the design of the monument, and message that is trying to be expressed. To express a message, location can be useful to create an impact, as it plays a role in setting the stage for the event or person memorialized. There must be a significance about the location of the memorial,…

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…

imagine it being gnawed 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…

substantial amount of the population, it is less likely to cause resentment and more likely to be appreciated. One well-known example of a monument centered around unity rather than separation is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., “an interface, between our world and the quieter, darker, more peaceful world beyond” (Source G). Rather than solely commemorating veterans, this site drives thoughts of collaboration toward an ultimate goal of peace in the world, as well as peace with…

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…