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List Of Public Art In Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City has an extensive public art collection. Works have included: * 145th Field Artillery Monument, Memory Grove * 2002 Winter Olympics Countdown Clock, Arena station (UTA), Arena station * ''A Monument to Peace: Our Hope for the Children'', Jordan Park (Salt Lake City), Jordan Park * ''Abstract Bronze Fountain'' * ''All Is Well (sculpture), All Is Well'' * ''Allegorical Figures'', City and County Building * ''An Urban Allegory'' * ''Angel Moroni'', Temple Square * ''Arch'' * ''Asteroid Landed Softly'' * ''Bauta Stone'', Jordan Park * Beehive sculptures (Utah State Capitol), Beehive sculptures, Utah State Capitol * ''Benches'', Pierpont Walkway * Black Lives Matter street mural (Salt Lake City), Black Lives Matter street mural * ''Brigham Young Monument'' * ''Bronze Birds'', Pierpont Walkway * ''Bust of Charles Roscoe Savage, Charles R. Savage'' * Bust of Mahatma Gandhi (Salt Lake City), Bust of Mahatma Gandhi, International Peace Gardens, Jordan Park * Celebration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monument To Brigham Young And The Pioneers - SLC, Utah - 29 July 2018
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance. Some of the first monuments were dolmens or menhirs, megalithic constructions built for religious or funerary purposes. Examples of monuments include statues, (war) memorials, historical buildings, archaeological sites, and cultural assets. If there is a public interest in its preservation, a monument can for example be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Etymology It is believed that the origin of the word "monument" comes from the Greek ''mnemosynon'' and the Latin ''moneo'', ''monere'', which means 'to remind', 'to advise' or 'to warn', however, it is also believed that the word monument originates from an Albanian word 'mani men' which in Albanian language means 'remember ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
