National Police Memorial

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 their families during the war. The memorial stands in…

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…

is a very important factor. The monument has to blend with the environment. For example, if the monument is about an awesome person with great power, then the monument should stand tall over the environment. In "Making the Memorial", the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Maya Lin, states "The idea of destroying the park to create something that by its very nature should commemorate life seemed hypocritical, nor was it in my nature." The materials that create a monument play a big role…

Groups and agencies have many factors to consider when they are creating monuments to memorialize certain people and events within our history. These factors to consider when they are creating monuments to memorialize certain people and events within our history. These factors include but are not limited to the relevance of this person or event to history, finances, and the overall the controversy. There are historical sites still standing today that hold a special place in our country’s history…

the statue, it was never finished and now it is just a waste. Before assembling a monument the constructer should consider the amount of money that will be necessary for the construction. Money is one of the most important factors in building a memorial. Certain people want to build on properties that are occupied because it is more “open”. “If the cemetery was sold for development, the association or developer would have to move the graves to another location and notify every relative. That…

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…

One must think, what does it take to create a monument? People create monuments to honor past events that affected the way people live or how people act and ect. When i think of making a monument I think about impress the public. The monuments that are up around the United States are really inspiring to people because of what they mean and the history behind them. Monuments should be made to honor special events or people and should be taken well care of so that people can respect the monument…

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…

non-Jewish communities, primarily due to the fact that a museum dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust would be built in the United States, who did little to stop the Holocaust from occurring.” (Source E) Such as with the proposed Holocaust Memorial Museum in the National Mall, some citizens may take offense from the monument. This can cause an uproar of complaints as well as a loss of business to the companies around it. Additionally, the funds spent to build the structure will be wasted.…

will be located. These memorials show memorable events of historic periods that occurred in the past. Factors like location and the investment would have a great affect when establishing a monument. Memorials are valuable and should be presented honorably. Investment in monuments would show how important the memorial would be because it would bring tremendous representation and input definition. Investing in monuments would be a huge profit to the future since memorials are created…