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Lists Of War Monuments And Memorials
Lists of war monuments and memorials Australia * List of Australian military memorials Canada * List of Canadian war memorials Belgium * List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Flanders Bosnia and Herzegovina *List of World War II monuments and memorials in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia *List of World War II monuments and memorials in Croatia France * List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in the Somme * List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Champagne-Ardennes Montenegro * List of Yugoslav World War II monuments and memorials in Montenegro North Macedonia *List of World War II monuments and memorials in North Macedonia Serbia * List of Yugoslav World War II monuments and memorials in Serbia Slovenia *List of World War II monuments and memorials in Slovenia United Kingdom * Grade I listed war memorials in England * Grade II* listed war memorials in England * List of War Memorial windows by Christopher Whall United States * List of Confederat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australian Military Memorials
Most Australian towns and cities have a World War I or ANZAC, and/or World War II memorial or Cenotaph. Listing and photographs are by state and territory: Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Memorials for people Northern Territory Queensland The Queensland War Memorial Register is maintained by the Queensland Government in collaboration with local government authorities in Queensland and the Returned and Services League of Australia. It was established in 2008 and, as at 14 November 2017, lists 1398 war memorials in Queensland. The war memorials in Queensland take many forms but are predominantly either outdoor monuments, memorial buildings or memorial components within other structures. Notable war memorials include: * ANZAC Square, Brisbane * Anning Monument * Anzac Avenue Memorial Trees * Anzac Memorial Park, Townsville * Apple Tree Creek War Memorial * Aramac War Memorial * Atherton War Memorial * Baralaba, Queensland * Barcaldine Shire Hall * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II* Listed War Memorials In England
There are 137 Grade II* listed war memorials in England, out of over 4,000 listed war memorials. In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a building or structure of special historical or architectural importance; listing offers the building legal protection against demolition or modification, which requires permission from the local planning authority. Listed buildings are divided into three categories—Grade I, Grade II*, and Grade II—which reflect the relative significance of the structure and may be a factor in planning decisions. Grade I is the most significant and accounts for 2.5% of listed buildings, while Grade II accounts for 92%. Grade II* is the intermediate grade accounting for the remaining 5.5%; it is reserved for "particularly important buildings of more than special interest". A war memorial listed at Grade II* may be of particular artistic interest or accomplishment, of a highly unusual design, or of significant historical interest below that required for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Korean War Memorials
A number of memorials have been established to honour people who served in the Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) including : Australia * Korean War Memorial, Canberra * ANZAC Square, Brisbane * Beaudesert War Memorial * Cairns War Memorial * Esk War Memorial * Gair Park * Gympie Memorial Park * Howard War Memorial * Oxley War Memorial * Queensland Korean War Memorial * Sandgate War Memorial Park * St Andrew's Presbyterian Memorial Church, Innisfail * Stanthorpe Soldiers Memorial * Strathpine Honour Board * Toogoolawah War Memorial * Warwick War Memorial * Yeppoon War Memorial Belgium *Korean War Memorial, Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, Brussels Canada * Korean War Memorial Wall, Brampton, Ontario * Trenton Cenotaph, Trenton, Ontario *Monument to the Canadian Fallen (Korean War Memorial), Ottawa, Ontario *National War Memorial (Canada), Ottawa, Ontario *"Let's Go" Statue dedicated to the fallen Canadian soldiers during the Korean War, Calgary. Alberta *Tomb of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monuments Of The Gettysburg Battlefield
The monuments of the Gettysburg Battlefield commemorate the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. Most are located within Gettysburg National Military Park; others are on private land at battle sites in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Together, they represent "one of the largest collections of outdoor sculpture in the world." The majority of the monuments are listed as historic district contributing structure, contributing structures within Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District. The historic district was approved by the Keeper of the Register, Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places on January 23, 2004. As of 2008, the National Park Service unit managed 1,320 monuments and markers, 410 cannons, 148 historic buildings, and of roads (8 miles of them, unpaved). The largest concentration of monuments is at the Gettysburg National Cemetery, where President Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. About this list * Confederate and U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of New York City Parks Relating To The Vietnam War
Within the city-operated parks system of New York City, there are many parks that are either named after individuals who participated in the Vietnam War or contain monuments relating to the war. Manhattan * Vietnam Veterans Plaza * Anibal Aviles Playground * Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground Bronx * Carlos J. Lozada Playground Queens * Strack Pond * Elmhurst Park has the Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial * Private William Gray Park * Walter J. Wetzel Triangle * Strippoli Square * Nine Heroes Plaza * Ten Heroes Plaza * Frank J. McManus Memorial * L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground Brooklyn * Barone Triangle * Colonel Donald Cook Square * Hickman Playground * John Allen Payne Park * Pfc Norton Playground * Russell Pedersen Playground * Father Kehoe Square has a memorial for this war. * John Paul Jones Park has a memorial for this war. Staten Island * Buono Beach Buono Beach is a small shorefront public park in the New York City borough of Staten Island, in the nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Vietnam War Memorials
This is a list of monuments and other memorials to the Vietnam War. Australia *Vietnam Forces National Memorial, Canberra *Beaudesert War Memorial *Cairns War Memorial *Esk War Memorial *Gair Park *Gympie Memorial Park *Sandgate War Memorial Park *Strathpine Honour Board *Tieri War Memorial *Toogoolawah War Memorial *Traveston Powder Magazine *Warwick War Memorial *Weeping Mother Memorial *World War I Cenotaph, Mackay *Yeppoon War Memorial *Yeronga Memorial Park *Long Tan Cross (original, in Canberra) *Torrens Parade Ground, Adelaide, South Australia *Vietnam War Comradeship Memorial, Cabravale Park, Cabramatta, New South Wales Canada *The North Wall, Windsor, Ontario Vietnam * Vietnam War Memorial, Hanoi *Bến Dược Memorial Temple, Ho Chi Minh City *Đồng Lộc Junction *Embassy of the United States, Saigon *Long Tan Cross (replica on original site) *Trường Sơn Cemetery *Vịnh Mốc tunnels United States *Augusta-CSRA Vietnam War Veterans Memorial, Augusta, Georgia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Union Civil War Monuments And Memorials
This is a list of American Civil War monuments and memorials associated with the Union. Monuments and memorials are listed below alphabetically by state. States not listed have no known qualifying items for the list. Washington, D.C. * Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C., includes monuments to 16 Union generals, admirals and others * Lincoln Statue by sculptor Lot Flannery, 1868 * ''Abraham Lincoln'' by Vinnie Ream, located in the Capitol Rotunda, 1871 * General John A. Rawlins, Joseph A. Bailly, sculptor, 1874 * Brevet Lt. General Winfield Scott, Henry Kirke Brown, sculptor, 1874 * Emancipation Memorial, Thomas Ball, sculptor, 1876 * Major General James B. McPherson, Louis Rebisso, sculptor 1876 * Peace Monument, 1877 * Major General George Henry Thomas, 1879 * Admiral David G. Farragut, 1881 * Pension Building frieze, Caspar Buberl sculptor, 1887 * The ''Warrior'', James A. Garfield Monument, J.Q.A. Ward, sculptor, 1887 * General Winfield Scott Hancock, 1896 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Confederate Monuments And Memorials
In the United States, the public display of Confederate monuments, memorials and symbols has been and continues to be controversial. The following is a list of Confederate monuments and memorials that were established as public displays and symbols of the Confederate States of America (CSA), Confederate leaders, or Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War. Many monuments and memorials have been or are being removed. (See Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials.) Part of the commemoration of the American Civil War, these symbols include monuments and statues, flags, holidays and other observances, and the names of schools, roads, parks, bridges, buildings, counties, cities, lakes, dams, military bases, and other public structures. In a December 2018 special report, ''Smithsonian Magazine'' stated, "over the past ten years, taxpayers have directed at least $40 million to Confederate monuments—statues, homes, parks, museums, libraries and cemeteries—and to Confederat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of War Memorial Windows By Christopher Whall
This is a list of War Memorial windows by Christopher Whall. Whall's other works include: * Gloucester Cathedral * Works in Scotland * Cathedrals and Minsters windows Stained-glass windows serving as War Memorials Here are details of some of these war memorial windows. gallery Image:Gray's Inn Chapel 1.JPG, Detail from window in Gray's Inn Chapel, London Image:Gray's Inn Chapel 3.JPG, Detail from window in Gray's Inn Chapel, London Image:Whall work.-St Andrew's Chippenham.jpg, War Memorial Window St Andrew's, Chippenham Chippenham is a market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village .... Image:Archangel Michael Worcester Cathedral.JPG, Left hand light Baldwin Memorial Window in Worcester Cathedral Image:Centre light Worcester Cathedral.JPG, Centre light Baldwin Memorial Window in Worces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade I Listed War Memorials In England
There are 20 Grade I listed war memorials in England, out of over 3,000 listed war memorials. In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a building or structure of special historical or architectural importance; listing offers the building legal protection against demolition or modification, which requires permission from the local planning authority. Listed buildings are divided into three categories—grade I, grade II*, and grade II—which reflect the relative significance of the structure and may be a factor in planning decisions. Grade II accounts for 92% of listed buildings, while grade II* is an intermediate grade accounting for 5.5%; grade I holds the remaining 2.5% of listed buildings and is reserved for structures of exceptional significance. Grade I listed war memorials are deliberately very few, though several have been upgraded to grade I status as part of commemorations around the First World War centenary. A war memorial listed at grade I will be of exceptional int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian War Memorials
Canadian war memorials are buildings, monuments, and statues that commemorate the armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Canada, the role of the Canadian military in conflicts and peacekeeping operations, and Canadians who died or were injured in a war. Much of this military history of Canada is commemorated today with memorials across the country and around the world. Canadian memorials commemorate the sacrifices made as early as the Seven Years' War to the modern day War on Terror. As Newfoundland was a British Dominion until joining Confederation in 1949, there are several monuments in Newfoundland and Labrador and abroad which were dedicated to Newfoundland servicemen and women. There are currently 6,293 war memorials in Canada registered with the National Inventory of Military Memorials, which is under the Canadian Department of Veterans Affairs. There are also war memorials across the world, some of which are operated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of World War II Monuments And Memorials In Slovenia
List of World War II monuments and memorials in Slovenia represent Yugoslav monuments and memorials built on the territory of the present day Slovenia. History The Yugoslav authorities established several memorial sites between 1945 and 1960, though widespread building started after the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement. Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito commissioned several memorial sites and monuments in the 1960s and 70s dedicated to World War II battle, and concentration camp sites. They were designed by notable sculptors, including Dušan Džamonja, Vojin Bakić, Miodrag Živković, Jordan and Iskra Grabul, and architects, including Bogdan Bogdanović, Gradimir Medaković. After Tito's death, a small number was built, and the monuments were popular visitor attractions in the 1980s as patriotic sites, and since the Yugoslav Wars and the dissolution of Yugoslavia, most of the sites are abandoned and have lost their importance. The list houses monuments and memorials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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