by Susan | Aug 1, 2016 | Monuments
This statue was dedicated at the Balloon Museum August 4, 2013. The Children’s Peace Statue is a monument designed and funded entirely by children. In the fall of 1989, children of Arroyo del Oso Elementary School in Albuquerque, New Mexico were studying the Arms...
by Susan | Jul 25, 2016 | Monuments
Built for the 300th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg in 2003, France financed construction of this 59.4-foot “Peace Tower” — a transparent column with the word peace written in many languages and signatures on the base left by all the world...
by Susan | Jul 18, 2016 | Monuments
The Cairn of Peace was built to honor the victims of Napoleon’s victorious battle over the Austrians and Russians near Austerlitz, fought on December 2, 1805. It was the initiative of a priest, A. Slovák, to create a pious “place of light” from the center...
by Susan | Jul 11, 2016 | Monuments
The Path of Peace sculpture, depicting three doves, is an original work of art by Ron Dinsdale and crafted from Indiana Bedford limestone. It is a joint project of Des Moines Area Community College and Iowa Peacemakers Monument, Inc. and was dedicated in September...
by Susan | Jul 4, 2016 | Monuments
On 1st July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme at La Boisselle, near Albert, France, the British Royal Engineers dug a mine and detonated 27 tons of high explosive to tunnel towards and under the German trenches and explode mines under them. A massive...
by Susan | Jun 27, 2016 | Monuments
The Statue of Europe (also referred to as Unity in Peace) is a sculpture symbolizing peace through European integration,demonstrating the motto of the European Union (EU), United in Diversity. It is located in the garden of Convent Van Maerlant , the library of the...
