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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Obelisk"”.
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Monument Square, Charlestown : seeking timelessness in a temporal world
The Bunker Hill Monument, a 220-foot high granite obelisk built from 1825-1842, stands on a grassy mound known as Monument Square. Today the situation of the monument incites curiosity, standing as it does amidst brick and wooden rowhouses in a residential area of Charlestown, Mass. The Bunker Hill …
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Hypothetical geography : constituting limits on a new American frontier
Two hundred fifty-nine obelisk monuments mark the United States-Mexico boundary line west of the Rio Grande. Constructed in three distinct phases (1848-1857, 189 1- 1896, and 1964-1968) the monuments were the product of territorial negotiations; disputes settled ranging from the violent expansion …
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The corporate plaza and the office tower: The potential for a mutualistic space-form relationship
… with the addition of fountains around the obelisk in the center. A skating rink is operated in the plaza during the winter months. The design process was initiated by three layers of analysis 1) Analysis of the imageable qualities of the building 2) Analysis of the issues pertaining to the …
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Redefining military memorials and commemoration and how they have changed since the 19th century with a focus on Anglo-American practice
This thesis is a study of military memorials and commemoration with a focus on Anglo-American practice. The main question is: How has history defined military memorials and commemoration and how have they changed since the 19th century. In an effort to resolve this, the work examines both historic …