Esther's photos with the keyword: memorial

Mount Auburn Cemetery in Watertown and Cambridge Massachusetts was dedicated in 1831. It is the oldest and one of the most beautiful garden or rural cemeteries in the United States. It is popular with walkers and bird watchers. AIMG 4467

Mount Auburn Cemetery in Watertown and Cambridge Massachusetts was dedicated in 1831. It is the oldest and one of the most beautiful garden or rural cemeteries in the United States. It is popular with walkers and bird watchers. AIMG 4468

Mount Auburn Cemetery in Watertown and Cambridge Massachusetts was dedicated in 1831. It is the oldest and one of the most beautiful garden or rural cemeteries in the United States. It is popular with walkers and bird watchers. AIMG 4471

Jefferson Memorial as seen from Tidal Basin. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.was commissioned to honor the third president of the United States. The marble neoclassic building was completed in 1943, and the 19 foot tall bronze statue of Jefferson was added in 1947. For more information about the memorial, see www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc73.htm . AIMG 9874

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial AIMG 9862

The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated on July 27, 1995. "The Mural Wall was designed by Louis Nelson of New York, NY and fabricated by Cold Spring Granite Company, Cold Spring, MN. The muralist, sculptor and architect worked closely to create a two-dimensional work of art adjacent to the three-dimensional statues. The wall consists of 41 panels extending 164 feet. Over 2,400 photographs of the Korean War were obtained from the National Archives. They were enhanced by computer to give a uniform lighting effect and the desired size. The mural, representing those forces supporting the foot soldier, depicts Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard personnel and their equipment. The etchings are arranged to give a wavy appearance in harmony with the layout of the statues. The reflective quality of the Academy Black Granite creates the image of a total of 38 statues, symbolic of the 38th Parallel and the 38 months of the war. When viewed from afar, it also creates the appearance of the mountain ranges of Korea." www.koreanwarvetsmemorial.org/the-memorial AIMG 9861

The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated on July 27, 1995. "The 19 stainless steel statues were sculpted by Frank Gaylord of Barre, VT and cast by Tallix Foundries of Beacon, NY. They are approximately seven feet tall and represent an ethnic cross section of America. The advance party has 14 Army, 3 Marine, 1 Navy and 1 Air Force members. The statues stand in patches of Juniper bushes and are separated by polished granite strips, which give a semblance of order and symbolize the rice paddies of Korea. The troops wear ponchos covering their weapons and equipment. The ponchos seem to blow in the cold winds of Korea." www.koreanwarvetsmemorial.org/the-memorial AIMG 9858

The Sunday Challenge: 2016 saw the demise of many popular and revered musicians, and as 2 of our favourite challenges are 'illustrating songs' and make an LP cover, we will revisit these challenges but pick a song or a piece of music from one of the people who passed on this year. "Sir Neville Marriner, CH, CBE (15 April 1924 – 2 October 2016) was an English violinist who became "one of the world's greatest conductors". He founded the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and his partnership with them is the most recorded of any orchestra and conductor." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Marriner video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVvUgonFYPRwA92cnnIlQ?p=mozart+requiem&fr=yhs-mozilla-004&fr2=piv-web&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-004#id=1&vid=4ff992939f42033df80b22574b517fa9&action=view TSCMusicians

Basilica Parrocchiale San Lorenzo in Damaso - Rome, Italy "The Memorial to Alessandro Valtrini is a funerary monument designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1639, and executed by his workshop in the same year. It is situated in the church of the San Lorenzo in Damaso in Rome. It has strong affinities with the Memorial to Ippolito Merenda; both were undertaken by Bernini's workshop and commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini to commend the ecclesiastical work done by Valtrini and Merenda respectively. In aesthetic terms, both broke new ground in figuring Death as a moving skeleton carrying a flowing inscriptions and, in the case of Alessandro Valrtrini monument, a medallion-shaped portrait of Valtrini himself. Valtrini had been a wealthy donor during his lifetime. Three churches he had supported erected monuments to him, Il Gesù (where his body remained), Santa Maria sopra Minerva and the Bernini version in San Lorenzo in Damaso. He died in 1633. Francesco Barberini organised the Bernini commission in the late 1630s." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_to_Alessandro_Valtrini The Sunday Challenge: Halloween AIMG 9111

The Shrine of Remebrance in Melbourne Australia "was built as a memorial to the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I and is now a memorial to all Australians who have served in war. It is a site of annual observances of ANZAC Day (25 April) and Remembrance Day (11 November) and is one of the largest war memorials in Australia. Designed by architects Phillip Hudson and James Wardrop who were both World War I veterans, the Shrine is in a classical style, being based on the Tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus and the Parthenon in Athens. Built from Tynong granite, the Shrine originally consisted only of the central sanctuary surrounded by the ambulatory. The sanctuary contains the marble Stone of Remembrance, upon which is engraved the words "Greater love hath no man". Once a year, on 11 November at 11 a.m. (Remembrance Day), a ray of sunlight shines through an aperture in the roof to light up the word "Love" in the inscription." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_Remembrance AIMG_6043

The Shrine of Remebrance in Melbourne Australia "was built as a memorial to the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I and is now a memorial to all Australians who have served in war. It is a site of annual observances of ANZAC Day (25 April) and Remembrance Day (11 November) and is one of the largest war memorials in Australia. Designed by architects Phillip Hudson and James Wardrop who were both World War I veterans, the Shrine is in a classical style, being based on the Tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus and the Parthenon in Athens. Built from Tynong granite, the Shrine originally consisted only of the central sanctuary surrounded by the ambulatory. The sanctuary contains the marble Stone of Remembrance, upon which is engraved the words "Greater love hath no man". Once a year, on 11 November at 11 a.m. (Remembrance Day), a ray of sunlight shines through an aperture in the roof to light up the word "Love" in the inscription." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_Remembrance AIMG_6039

The Taj Mahal is truly a wonderous sight. Photographs can not do it justice The Taj Mahal is a masoleum and memorial that was built in Agra, India by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during the birth of their fourteenth child. Contruction took place from about 1632 until approximately 1653, employing about twenty thousand workers. It was built out of marble with semiprecious stones inlaid as decoration. The central dome has a diameter of 58 feet and rises to 213 feet. AIMG_6037

The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge spans the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. Its name honors a Boston civil rights activist and the Bunker Hill memorial, whose form it adopts. Although a beautiful design, the cables that cross the roadway collect ice that occasionally drops and becomes a hazard for motorists. AIMG_1264

Carving on a marble cenotaph (chhattris) at Gaitor near Jaipur, India. Located below the ruins of the Nahargarh Fort and surrounded by a non-descript part of town, these amazing structures mark the cremation sites of the Kachhwaha royalty . AIMG_4884

Marble dome of a cenotaph at Gaitor near Jaipur, India. Gaitor has been the royal cremation ground of the kings and princes of the ruling clan of Jaipur from Sawai Jai Singh II onwards. The marble memorials (chhattris) mark the places where the Kachhwaha kings were cremated AIMG_4903

Cenotaph (chhattris) at Gaitor near Jaipur, India. Located below the ruins of the Nagargarh Fort and surrounded by a non-descript part of town, these amazing structures mark the cremation sites of the Kachhwaha royalty . Definitely worth a visit. AIMG_4881

Cenotaph at Gaitor near Jaipur, India. Gaitor has been the royal cremation ground of the kings and princes of the ruling clan of Jaipur from Sawai Jai Singh II onwards. The marble memorials (chhattris) mark the places where the Kachhwaha kings were cremated AIMG_4887

The memorial at the site of Mahatma Gandhi's cremation in Old Delhi, India is decorated with flowers, yet remains a very somber site. ODT: Humanity AIMG_4305