Charles Carroll Spalding Memorial
Inscription: To the author of The Annals of The City of Kansas and the Great Western Plains. 1858 Charles Carroll Spalding, who in the day of small things had the […]
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District 2 (Central)
Spanish Cannon
Artwork: Spanish-American War Memorial, Sancho El Bravo Designer: Royal Arsenal at Seville, Spain Dedicated: August 22, 1899 Cast on April 24, 1856 at the Royal Arsenal of Seville, Spain, this 6
Pioneer Mother Memorial
Artist/Designer: A. (Alexander) Phimister Proctor Dedicated: November 1927 Medium: Bronze, Minnesota pink pearl granite, concrete Park: Penn Valley Park Description: This memorial to Pioneer mothers stands within a few hundred feet of
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Pequeno Miramide
Artist: Christian Mann Description: To celebrate the Westside’s Latin American roots, artist Christian Mann chose a design often associated with the ancient Mayans – the stepped pyramid. Because these structures traditionally
Pro Patria Mori
Artist: Ellen Driscoll Installed: 2006 Medium: Mosaic and Stainless Steel KCMO’s One Percent for the Arts Program These artist-designed gates form an entrance to the National World War I Museum and
Liberty Memorial Tower
Designer: Harold Van Buren Magonigle Dedicated: 1921 – site; November 11, 1926-Memorial Description: The Tower rises 217 feet above the main courtyard and 268 feet above the North Lawn. The cylindrical tower is
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Jacob L. Loose Memorial
Artist/Designer: Rudolf Evans Dedicated: September 26, 1941 Medium: Bronze (sculpture), granite and limestone (base) Description: Jacob Loose,standing on a polished granite base, is a larger than life size bronze male figure.
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August R. Meyer Memorial
Designer: Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), New York City Sculptor Dedicated: June 2, 1909 August Robert Meyer (1851-1905) was the first President of the Board of Park Commissioners (1892-1901). His career started as a government
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Missouri Korean War Veterans Memorial
Park: Washington Square Park Dedicated: September 28, 2011 Designation: Missouri’s official Korean War Veterans Memorial (May 13, 2020) In June of 1950, the United States rushed to the aid of the
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Navy Mothers Club – Heart Of America Memorial
Memorial grove with dedicatory plaques
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