by Susan | Jun 15, 2015 | Monuments
This memorial statue, dedicated to the victims of a March 13, 1988 chemical attack on the Iraqi Kurds of Halabja, was opened in the Hague in 2014, in the garden of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The monument, inspired by a photograph...
by Susan | Jun 7, 2015 | Monuments
The stainless steel sculpture, by Richard Bartle, featuring seven life-size doves perched on the chimney of Browns Bar next to the Peace Gardens, was inspired by Pablo Picasso’s visit to the Second World Peace Congress held in the Sheffield, England in 1950. The...
by Susan | Jun 1, 2015 | Monuments
The Landmark for Peace is a memorial sculpture at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the northside of Indianapolis that honors the contributions of the slain leaders Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. On April 4, 1968, Robert Kennedy flew to...
by Susan | May 25, 2015 | Monuments
Baltimore has been much on our minds lately. Just north of downtown is the Mount Vernon historical neighborhood, home to the Enoch Pratt Library, the Peabody Conservatory, the Walters Gallery and many other venerable Baltimore cultural institutions. It was named...
by Susan | May 18, 2015 | Monuments
The Peace Arch is on the Canada–United States border between the Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia. It is 67 feet tall and dedicated in September 1921, commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814. The monument is built on the exact United...
by Susan | May 11, 2015 | Monuments
Lanza del Vasto wrote about this statue, officially called Christ, Redeemer of the Andes, in his book Warriors of Peace. When the relations between Argentina and Chile deteriorated, the two armies marched toward each other through the high passes in the Andes. But on...
