langs: 15 августа [ru] / august 15 [en] / 15. august [de] / 15 août [fr] / 15 agosto [it] / 15 de agosto [es]
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#1 Emlen Etting
Emlen Pope Etting Jr. (August 24, 1905 – July 20, 1993) was an American painter, sculptor, filmmaker, and member of Philadelphia's elite Main Line Society. American painter and sculptor Taken in the French quarter just before he went off to fight the war 1944 Emlen Etting Personal details Born Emlen
Mary Mattingly (born September 8, 1978) is an American visual artist living and working in New York City . She was born in Rockville, Connecticut in 1978. [1] She has studied at Parsons School of Design in New York, and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Pacific Northwest College of Art i
Kahlil G. Gibran (`ka-lil jə-ˈbrän) (November 29, 1922 – April 13, 2008), sometimes known as "Kahlil George Gibran" (note the artist's preferred Americanized spelling of his first name), was a Lebanese American painter and sculptor from Boston, Massachusetts. A student of the painter Karl Zerbe at
#4 Judy Cassab
Judy Cassab AO CBE (15 August 1920 – 3 November 2015), born Judit Kaszab , was an Australian painter. Australian artist (1920–2015) Judit Kaszab better known as Judy Cassab AO CBE From Cassab's scrapbook deposited in the National Library of Australia: With her baby son John in Budapest in 1945 Jud
Richard Deacon CBE (born 15 August 1949) is a British abstract sculptor , and a winner of the Turner Prize . [1] Richard Deacon Richard Deacon (2017) Born ( 1949-08-15 ) 15 August 1949 (age 73) Bangor , Wales, United Kingdom Education Plymouth College St Martin's School of Art Royal College of Art
Michael Leopold Lukas Willmann (27 September 1630 – 26 August 1706) was a German painter . The Baroque artist became known as the " Silesian Rembrandt ", [1] [2] "Silesian Apelles " [3] or "Silesian Raphael " [4] and has been called the greatest Silesian painter of the baroque period. [5] German pai
Henry Whitcombe (15 August 1900 – 2 April 1984) was an English army officer in the Royal Engineers , cricketer and railway artist. He played three matches for Essex in 1922. [1] [2] English cricketer Henry Whitcombe Personal information Full name Henry Maurice Whitcombe Born ( 1900-08-15 ) 15 Augu
Ghislaine Fortuney Lamothe , also known as Gizou Lamothe , (1935-2020 [ citation needed ] ) is a Haitian painter and sculptor. She is the mother of Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe . [1] Haitian painter and sculptor (1935-2020) Ghislaine Lamothe Born Ghislaine Fortuney 1935 (age 86 – 87) Por
Hubertus Quellinus or Hubert Quellinus (15 August 1619, Antwerp – 1687) was a Flemish printmaker, draughtsman and painter and a member of the prominent Quellinus family of artists. His engravings after the work of his brother, the Baroque sculptor Artus Quellinus the Elder , were instrumental in the
#10 Maria Callani
Maria Callani (15 August 1778 – 9 February 1803) was an Italian portrait painter, active in the 18th century in Milan and Parma , Italy. Italian artist (1778–1803) Maria Callani Self-portrait , (1802) oil on panel, from the Galleria nazionale di Parma Born ( 1779-08-15 ) 15 August 1779 Milan , Italy
Henry George Hine (1811–1895) was an English landscape-painter and comic illustrator. English landscape painter and comic illustrator Henry George Hine
#12 Keith Ferris
Keith Ferris (born May 14, 1929, Honolulu, Hawaii ) is an aviation artist whose work is displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of the US Air Force and has been cited as the “Dean of American Aviation Art”. His work in aircraft camouflage has
#13 Pinchas Burstein
Pinchas Burstein (1927 – 1977), later known as Maryan S. Maryan , was a Polish-born Jewish post- expressionist painter. Maryan Born Pinchas Burstein ( 1927-01-01 ) 1 January 1927 Nowy Sącz , Poland Died 15 June 1977 (1977-06-15) (aged 50) New York City , United States Nationality Polish, American
#14 Fatimah Tuggar
Fatimah Tuggar (born 15 August 1967) is a Muslim interdisciplinary artist born in Nigeria and based in the United States . [1] Tuggar uses collage and digital technology to create works that investigates dominant and linear narratives of gender, race, and technology. [2] [3] She is currently an Asso
Ludomir Ludwik Dominik Benedyktowicz (15 August 1844, in Świniary – 1/14 December 1926, in Lwów ) was a Polish landscape painter, soldier, writer, and amateur chess player. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2016 ) Ludomir Benedyktowicz (date unknown)
Yevsey Yevseyevich Moiseyenko ( Russian : Евсе́й Евсе́евич Моисе́енко ; 28 August [ O.S. 15 August ] 1916 – 29 November 1988) was a Soviet Russian painter. He was a People's Artist of the USSR (1970), full member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1973), and Hero of Socialist Labor (1986). Russ
#17 Kunihiro Abe
Kunihiro Abe ( 阿部 邦博 , Abe Kunihiro , 1968 – 15 August 2018) was a Japanese animator . Japanese animator Kunihiro Abe 阿部 邦博 Born 1968 Died August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15) (aged 49–50) Nationality Japanese Known for Animator Abe was known for his mechanical animation, in particular his animation for
Leontiy Semenovich Mitropolsky or Miropol'skii ( Russian : Леонтий Семёнович Миропольский ; 1759 [2] —1819) was a Russian painter , portraitist , copyist and an icon painter . He is an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts . Leontiy Miropolskiy Леонтий Семёнович Миропольский Born 1759 [1] Died
#19 Elvy Kalep
Alviine-Johanna Kalep (26 June 1899 – 15 August 1989), known as Elvy Kalep , [1] was an Estonian aviator and the country's first female pilot, as well as an artist, toy designer and a one-time children's author. Estonian aviator and artist Elvy Kalep Elvy Kalep in 1930 Born Alviine-Johanna Kalep ( 1
#20 Marie Tuck
Marie Anne Tuck (5 September 1866 – 3 September 1947), was an artist and art educator in South Australia. Marie Tuck Self-portrait Born Marie Anne Tuck ( 1866-09-05 ) 5 September 1866 Mount Torrens, South Australia Died 3 September 1947 (1947-09-03) (aged 80) Glen Osmond, South Australia Nationali
Christine Abrahams Gallery, first named Axiom, was a Melbourne gallery showing contemporary Australian art between 1980 and 2008. Australian Art Gallery
#2 Baksı Museum
Baksı Museum is a museum located in Bayburt , Turkey . “Baksı” literally means “healer, helper, protector” in the West Asia . The museum offers contemporary art and traditional handcrafts. The basic aim of the foundation is, as quoted by founder Professor Hüsamettin Koçan, to "disseminate art and cu
The Forbidden City ( Chinese : 紫禁城 ; pinyin : Zǐjìnchéng ) is a palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing , China, at the center of the Imperial City of Beijing . It is surrounded by numerous opulent imperial gardens and temples including the 22-hectare (54-acre) Zhongshan Park , the sacrificial
Castlemaine Art Museum is an Australian art gallery and museum in Castlemaine, Victoria in the Shire of Mount Alexander . It was founded in 1913. It is housed in a 1931 Art Deco building constructed for the purpose, heritage-listed by the National Trust. [1] Its collection concentrates on Australian
The National Museum in New Delhi , also known as the National Museum of India , is one of the largest museums in India . Established in 1949, it holds a variety of articles ranging from pre-historic era to modern works of art. It functions under the Ministry of Culture , Government of India . The mu
Greene Naftali is a contemporary art gallery located in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City . [1] Carol Greene
#7 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts , which houses significant examples of European , Asian , and American art . Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. It was founded by Isabella Stewart Gardner , whose will called for
#8 National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia ( NLA ), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library , is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library mat
The Thannhauser Galleries were established by the Thannhauser family in early 20th century Europe. Their cutting-edge exhibitions helped forge the reputations of many of the most important Modernist artists.
The Pinacoteca di Brera (" Brera Art Gallery ") is the main public gallery for paintings in Milan , Italy. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings from the thirteenth to the twentieth century, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the Brera Academy , which shares the site
Taliesin ( / ˌ t æ l i ˈ ɛ s ɪ n / ), sometimes known as Taliesin East , Taliesin Spring Green , or Taliesin North after 1937, was the estate of Welsh American architect Frank Lloyd Wright . An extended exemplar of the Prairie School of architecture, it is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of the v
#12 Institute of American Indian Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts ( IAIA ) is a public tribal land-grant college in Santa Fe, New Mexico . The college focuses on Native American art . It operates the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), which is housed in the historic Santa Fe Federal Building (the old Post Office), a l
#13 North Carolina Museum of Art
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) is an art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina . It opened in 1956 as the first major museum collection in the country to be formed by state legislation and funding. [1] Since the initial 1947 appropriation that established its collection, the Museum has continue
#14 Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
The Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille ( Lille Palace of Fine Arts ) is a municipal museum dedicated to fine arts, modern art, and antiquities. It is one of the largest art museums in France . Art gallery in Lille, France Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille Location within Lill
#15 SAM at 8Q
SAM at 8Q is the annexe of Singapore Art Museum - Singapore's contemporary art museum. Located at the heart of the city, it derives its name from the museum's location at No. 8 Queen Street near Bras Basah Road . [2] SAM at 8Q is also approximately 88 steps away from Singapore Art Museum . [3] SAM a
#16 Liang Yi Museum
Liang Yi Museum ( Chinese : 兩依藏博物館 ) is a private museum of design, craftsmanship and heritage, located in Sheung Wan , Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template mes
#17 The Photographers' Gallery and Workshop
The Photographers' Gallery and Workshop (1973–2010) was an Australian photography gallery established in South Yarra , a suburb of Melbourne , and which ran almost continuously for nearly forty years. Its representation, in the 1970s and 1980s, of contemporary and mid-century, mostly American and so
#18 Bangabandhu Memorial Museum
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum [lower-alpha 1] , also known as Bangabandhu Bhaban or simply as Dhanmondi 32 was the personal residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman alias Bangabandhu, the founding father and president of Bangladesh. [1] Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated with most members of his family
The Night of the Arts ( Finnish : Taiteiden yö , Swedish : Konstens natt ) is an annual event held in several major cities in Finland , usually in August. E.g. in 2019: Helsinki, Turku and Oulu 15 August; Tampere and Vaasa 8 August. It is one of many White Night festivals held worldwide. This articl
#20 Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre
The Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre houses two performance theatres in downtown Lethbridge , Alberta . The centre was built starting 15 August 1965 and officially opened 1 May 1966. Deane Yates, a local retailer, donated over $200,000 towards its existence and asked the centre be named Genevieve
The Cross is situated in St Thomas' Square, Overmonnow , Monmouth , Wales , in the middle of a roundabout opposite the Church of St Thomas the Martyr and the western end of the Monnow Bridge . Originally mediaeval, and also known as Overmonnow Cross, the cross was reconstructed in 1888 and has been
Our Lady of the Porta Vaga (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga , Filipino : Birhen ng Porta Vaga ) is a Roman Catholic Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a venerated Marian painting. Marian apparition Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga Original image decorated w
The Winged Lion Memorial (in Czech : Památník Okřídleného lva ) was unveiled on 17 June 2014 at Klárov in Prague by the British Member of Parliament, Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Soames MP, grandson of Sir Winston Churchill . [1] It is dedicated to the Czechoslovak airmen who served in the Royal Air Force (R
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (also known as Our Lady of Perpetual Succour ) [note 1] is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a 15th-century Byzantine icon with an alleged Marian apparition . The icon is believed to have originated from the Keras Kardiotissas Monastery and
Farmhouse in Provence , also known as Entrance Gate to a Farm with Haystacks , is an oil-on-canvas painting produced in 1888 by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in Arles , Provence , at the height of his career. Partially due to having been inspired by painter Adolphe Monticelli , Van Gogh sought the
L'Oiseau bleu (also known as The Blue Bird and Der Blaue Vogel ) is a large oil painting created in 1912–1913 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger (1883–1956); considered by Guillaume Apollinaire and André Salmon as a founder of Cubism , along with Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso . L'Oi
The Cambrai Madonna , also called the Notre-Dame de Grâce , produced around 1340, is a small Italo-Byzantine , possibly Sienese , [1] replica of an Eleusa ( Virgin of Tenderness ) icon . The work on which it is based is believed to have originated in Tuscany c. 1300 , and influenced a wide number
The Daguerre Memorial is a bronze sculpture by Jonathan Scott Hartley in Washington, D.C. [1] It was erected in memory of Louis Daguerre . Daguerre Memorial Daguerre Memorial in 2010 Artist Jonathan Scott Hartley Medium Bronze Movement Sculpture Location Washington, D.C.
The Inkpot Madonna ( German: Tintenfassmadonna ) is a late- Gothic sculpture of Mary in the Hildesheim Cathedral , a building on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985, which is consecrated to the Assumption of Mary . The coloured life-size wooden statue was created around 1430, probably
The Azelin chandelier ( German : Azelinleuchter ) is a Romanesque wheel chandelier , made in the 11th century for the Hildesheim Cathedral in Hildesheim , Germany, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site since 1985. It is the oldest of four extant wheel chandeliers from that period, along with the Hez
Our Lady of Calvary is a 17th-century painting situated in the shrine of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska , one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in Poland . According to legend, the painting wept in 1641. [1] The owner presented the painting to the Bernardine monastery at Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. Veneration
Stabat Mater ( Latin for "the mother was standing") is a compositional form in the crucifixion of Jesus in art depicting the Virgin Mary under the cross during the crucifixion of Christ alongside John the apostle . Rood cross group, Church of St Mary, Gdansk Form of the Crucifixion of Jesus in art w
#13 Trans Am Totem
Trans Am Totem was a public art installation in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , created by sculptor Marcus Bowcott. Part of the Vancouver Biennale , the piece was unveiled in April 2015. Located at the intersection of Quebec Street and Milross Avenue, near False Creek , east of Vancouver's D
#14 Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland
Our Lady of Sorrows , Queen of Poland , Our Lady of Licheń , or Virgin of Licheń is a Roman Catholic icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated by its Polish faithful dating from 1772 and is permanently enshrined within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń , in central Poland, which was built to honor
Francis Noel Clarke Mundy (15 August 1739 – 23 October 1815) was an English poet, landowner, magistrate and, in 1772, Sheriff of Derbyshire . His most noted poem was written to defend Needwood Forest which was enclosed at the beginning of the 19th century. Francis Noel Clarke Mundy c. 1762, by Josep
#16 Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major [1] ( In Dedicatione basilicae S. Mariae ) [2] is a feast day in the General Roman Calendar of the Catholic Church, optionally celebrated annually on 5 August with the rank of memorial . For other uses, see Saint Mary of the Snow (disambiguation) The M
Our Lady of Good Counsel ( Latin : Mater boni consilii ) is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary , after a painting said to be miraculous, now found in the thirteenth century Augustinian church at Genazzano , near Rome, Italy. Measuring 40 to 45 centimetres (16 to 18 in) the image is a fresco
The Sistine Chapel ceiling ( Italian : Soffitto della Cappella Sistina ), painted in fresco by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art . The Sistine Chapel is the large papal chapel built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480 by Pope Sixtus IV , for whom
#19 Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue
The Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue was a 25 feet (7.6 m) tall statue of Confederate States of America Lt. General and first-era Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest mounted on a horse in Nashville, Tennessee , located near Interstate 65 at 701D Hogan Road. The statue depicted Forrest sh
#20 A Young Archer
A Young Archer is an oil painting , painted about 1640 by the Dutch Golden Age artist Govaert Flinck . The painting depicts a young black boy dressed as an archer . [1] The painting is in the collection of the Wallace Collection , in London, England. [1] A Young Archer Artist Govaert Flinck Year c.
Diedrich Diederichsen (born August 15, 1957) is a German author , music journalist and cultural critic . He is an intellectual writer at the crossroads of the arts , politics , and pop culture . [ citation needed ] German author, journalist and cultural critic Diedrich Diederichsen, 2005 Diedrich Di
Gisela Marie Augusta Richter (14 or 15 August 1882 – 24 December 1972) was a classical archaeologist and art historian. [1] She was a prominent figure and an authority in her field. British-American art historian and archaeologist
Dorothy G. Payer Shepherd (15 August 1916 – 13 August 1992) was a museum curator and historian specialising in medieval textiles and ancient Near Eastern and Islamic art. [1] During the Second World War she served with the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program . [2] Museum curator and historian
Brijinder Nath Goswamy is an Indian art critic , art historian and a former vice chairman of the Sarabhai Foundation of Ahmedabad , which runs the Calico Museum of Textiles . [1] Goswamy is best known for his scholarship on Pahari painting [2] and Indian miniature paintings. [3] He is the author of
Mykola Fedorovych Sumtsov ( Ukrainian : Микола Федорович Сумцов ) or Nikolai Fyodorovich Sumtsov ( Russian : Николай Фёдорович Сумцов , 18 April 1854, Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire – 12 September 1922 Kharkiv [Kharkov], Ukrainian SSR , USSR ), sometimes spelled Sumcov , was an ethnographer , fol
#6 Alison Kelly (art historian)
Avery Alison Kelly , FSA , (17 October 1913 – 15 August 2016) was an English art historian who was an authority on Coade stone and Wedgwood pottery . During the Second World War she designed camouflage for the home front and later she lectured in London on the fine arts and wrote several books on We
Alfred Hamilton Barr Jr. (January 28, 1902 – August 15, 1981) was an American art historian and the first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. From that position, he was one of the most influential forces in the development of popular attitudes toward modern art ; for example, his
Helen Gee (1919–2004) was an American photography gallery owner, co-owner of the Limelight in New York City, New York from 1954 to 1961. [1] [2] It was New York City's first important post-war photography gallery, pioneering sales of photographs as art. Helen Gee Born ( 1919-04-29 ) April 29, 1919 J
#9 Laura Mulvey
Laura Mulvey (born 15 August 1941) is a British feminist film theorist . She was educated at St Hilda's College, Oxford . She is currently professor of film and media studies at Birkbeck, University of London . She previously taught at Bulmershe College , the London College of Printing , the Univers
Karel Boromejský Mádl (15 August 1859 – 20 November 1932) was a Czech historian and art critic and a professor at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. He was one of the leading critics of the 1890s. [1] Karel Boromejský Mádl Born ( 1859-08-15 ) 15 August 1859 Nový Bydžov Died 20 N
#11 Cathérine Hug
Cathérine Hug (born 1976) is an art historian and curator.
#12 Ronald Pickvance
Ronald Pickvance (15 August 1930 – 21 March 2017) was an English art historian and expert in the work of Vincent van Gogh . [1] [2] He was Richmond Professor of Fine Art at the University of Glasgow from 1977 to 1984. [3] Pickvance wrote the foreword to Van Gogh: The Lost Arles Sketchbook (edited by
#13 María Laffitte
María Laffitte y Pérez del Pulgar , Countess of Campo Alange [ es ] (15 August 1902 – 9 July 1986 [1] ) was a Spanish aristocrat, writer, art critic, women's rights activist, and founder of the Seminar on Women's Sociological Studies. María Laffitte Born María Laffitte y Pérez del Pulgar ( 1902-08
#14 Riva Castleman
Riva Castleman (August 15, 1930 – September 4, 2014) was an American art historian , art curator , and author who is credited with promoting the mediums of printmaking and illustrated books as serious forms of fine art. From 1976–95 she was Director of the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books
#15 Hermann Voss (art historian)
Hermann Voss (born July 30, 1884, in Lüneburg ; died April 28, 1969, in Munich ) was a German art historian and museum director appointed by Hitler to acquire art, much of it looted by Nazis , for Hitler's planned Führermuseum in Linz , Austria. German art historian and museum director Hermann Voss
Kurt Karl Eberlein ( 15 August 1890 in Rastatt – 1944/1945 on the Eastern Front?) was a German art historian who was close to the Nazi ideology. German art historian
#1 Malta George Cross Memorial
The Malta George Cross Memorial , also known as the Maltese Memorial , is a war memorial in London, built to commemorate the Siege of Malta in the Second World War , which led to the island's being collectively awarded the George Cross in April 1942. The memorial was unveiled in 2005, near All Hallo
The Arthur Ashe Monument is a bronze sculpture by Paul DiPasquale installed along Richmond, Virginia 's Monument Avenue . The statue depicts tennis player Arthur Ashe , who was born and raised in Richmond. Monument in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. Arthur Ashe Monument The monument in 2015 Artist Paul DiP
Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park , 16 miles (26 km) east of Atlanta, Georgia . Outside the park is the small city of Stone Mountain, Georgia . The park is the most visited tourist site in the state of Georgia. Mountain and park in Georgia, Uni
There are statues of Gen. Louis Botha in Cape Town , Durban , and Pretoria , all in the country of which he was the first Prime Minister, South Africa . A statue of Louis Botha on Stal Plein in front of the House of Parliament in Cape Town. Statue of Louis Botha in front of the South African Parliam
Stolpersteine is the German name for small, cobblestone-sized memorials placed around Europe by the German artist Gunter Demnig . They commemorate the victims of Nazi Germany who were murdered, deported, exiled or driven to suicide. The first Stolpersteine in Milan , the capital of the Italian regio
The Chicago Picasso (often just The Picasso ) is an untitled monumental sculpture by Pablo Picasso in Daley Plaza in Chicago, Illinois . The Picasso "precipitated an aesthetic shift in civic and urban planning, broadening the idea of public art beyond the commemorative." [1] Sculpture by Pablo Picas
Will Rogers is a statue created by Jo Davidson , two versions of which were unveiled in 1938. Statue by Jo Davidson Will Rogers Statue at the National Statuary Hall Collection Artist Jo Davidson Year 1938 ( 1938 ) Subject Will Rogers Location National Statuary Hall Collection , Washington, D.C. St
#8 List of statues of Vladimir Lenin
This article is a list of current and former known monuments of Vladimir Lenin . Some or all of the monuments in former Soviet republics and satellites were removed after the fall of the Soviet Union, while Russia and aligned countries (mainly Belarus) retained the thousands of Lenin monuments that
#9 Menin Gate
The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is a war memorial in Ypres , Belgium , dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown. The memorial is located at the eastern exit of the town and marks the starting point for
Empty Sky is the official New Jersey September 11 memorial to the state's victims of the September 11 attacks on the United States . It is located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City at the mouth of Hudson River across from the World Trade Center site . Designed by Jessica Jamroz and Frederic Schwa
Vaillancourt Fountain , sometimes called Quebec libre! , is a large fountain in Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco , designed by the Québécois artist Armand Vaillancourt in 1971. It is about 40 feet (12 m) high and is constructed out of precast concrete square tubes. Long considered controversial
The Commando Memorial is a Category A listed monument in Lochaber , Scotland, dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised during World War II . Situated around a mile from Spean Bridge , it overlooks the training areas of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Ach
#13 Lion and Unicorn Staircase
The Lion and Unicorn Staircase , at the University of Glasgow , is located next to the University's Memorial Chapel on the west side of the Main Building. It consists of two flights connected by a landing, the upper flight turning ninety degrees to the left from the lower flight. There is a balustra
The Virgin of Miracles or Saint Mary of La Rábida ( Spanish : Virgen de los Milagros or Santa María de la Rábida ) is a religious Roman Catholic image venerated at the La Rabida Monastery in the city of Palos de la Frontera ( Huelva , Spain ). Virgin of Miracles Our Lady of Miracles Saint Mary of La
#15 Winged Victory of Samothrace
The Winged Victory of Samothrace , or the Nike of Samothrace , [2] is a votive monument originally found on the island of Samothrace , north of the Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era , dating from the beginning of the 2nd century BCE. It is composed of a stat
#16 Rogers-Post Site
The Rogers-Post Site , located on the North Slope of the U.S. state of Alaska , is the location of a plane crash that killed humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post on August 15, 1935, during an aerial tour of Alaska . It is about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Utqiaġvik , on the north side of
#17 Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
Since the 1960s, many municipalities in the United States have removed monuments and memorials on public property dedicated to the Confederate States of America (CSA; the Confederacy), and some, such as Silent Sam in North Carolina, have been torn down by protestors. Efforts to remove Confederate me
The Marian column of Prague is a religious monument consisting of a column topped with a statue of the Virgin Mary , located in the city's Old Town Square . The original column was erected in 1650, shortly after the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War . It was demolished in November 1918, coinciding
#19 Silent Sam
The Confederate Monument, University of North Carolina , commonly known as Silent Sam , is a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier by Canadian sculptor John A. Wilson , which once stood on McCorkle Place of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) from 1913 until it was pulled down by
The big things of Australia are large structures, some of which are novelty architecture and some are sculptures . There are estimated to be over 230 such objects around the country. There are big things in every state and territory in continental Australia . Novelty structures in Australia This art