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Liberty Memorial - Definition and Overview |
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Liberty Memorial, in Kansas City, is dedicated to World War I and World War II victories for liberty against the Axis.
History
Liberty Memorial is located in Kansas City, Missouri and dedicated on November 11, 1926, by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, the Liberty Memorial is the United States's only major World War I monument. Its grounds include two Sphinx sculptures, two museums, and the centerpiece 217-foot tower, among other things.
Restoration
The monument underwent an extensive $30 million restoration project beginning in early 2000 and concluding in May 2002.
External links and references
- "Liberty Memorial (http://www.libertymemorialmuseum.org)" Official website.
- Aber, Sarajane Sandusky, "An Architectural History of the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri (http://www.geospectra.net/liberty/homepage.htm)". University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1918-1935.
- Creighton, Neal, (Maj. Gen. U.S. Army retired), "The Liberty Memorial (http://www.ausa.org/www/armymag.nsf/0/922957CCD58D7C8785256C56004BD4F2?OpenDocument)". Association of the U.S. Army, November 2002.
- Myers, Richard B., (General U.S. Army; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), "Liberty Memorial Rededication (http://www.dtic.mil/jcs/chairman/liberty_memorial_reded_25may02.htm)". Kansas City, MO, Saturday, 25 May 2002
- Liberty Memorial Association, "Murals at Liberty Memorial". 1961 (Photos and description of murals adapted to Memory Hall of the Liberty Memorial in the 1940s-1950s; MacMorris, Daniel) [Kansas City Public Library]
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