Posted Jul 18, 2011, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by fenwick16
Here is a close-up view of the Grande Parade monument - http://www.flickr.com/photos/robbins_d/5943742721/in/photostream/. There are more impressive monuments in the city. However, I cannot see anything unattractive about this monument. I found information stating that this monument is dedicated to fallen peace officers (reference: http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/grand-parade-ready-to-remember/Content?oid=1378751). Maybe the monument would look better with a large statue on top - maybe a statue of a peace officer would be fitting; but I think it looks good without.
In addition to the impressive stone work of the new monument, it has some other modern features - It will be in the form of a 14-foot high arch constructed with Litracon, a translucent concrete with fiber optic cables running through it, such that different intensity lighting can be applied through it. - from the Coast article. |
The thing that I didn't like about it when I saw it was the base... the arch itself was "alright", but the base just looks cheap.
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