Navy-Marine Memorial
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The Navy-Marine Memorial, located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island in Washington, D.C., is a monument honoring sailors of the United States Navy and the United States Merchant Marines who died at sea during World War I. It was designed in 1922 by Harvey Corbett and sculpted by Ernesto Begni del Piatta. It was dedicated on October 18, 1934.
Nicknamed "Waves and Gulls," the memorial depicts seven seagulls above the crest of a wave. It is cast from aluminum and the base is made of green granite (the base was originally concrete but replaced by the Works Progress Administration in 1940). It stands 35 feet (10.6 m) tall and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide.
The memorial reads:
- "To the strong souls and ready valor of those men of the United States who in the Navy, the Merchant Marine and other paths of Activity upon the waters of the world have given life or still offer it in the performance of heroic deeds this monument is dedicated by a grateful people."
[edit] See also
- Peace Monument (Naval Monument)
- United States Navy Memorial
[edit] References
- Gearheart, Nicole. "Monument dedicated to sailors, Marines", Pentagram, August 28, 1998. Retrieved on March 31, 2006.
