Winged Figures of the Republic - NV
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N 36° 01.000 W 114° 44.339
11S E 703753 N 3988162
This sculpture is located on the Nevada side of the Hoover Dam Access Road.
Waymark Code: WMKBDE
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2014
Views: 32
The Smithsonian Inventory (
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"Dates:
1935. Dedicated Sept. 30, 1935.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: black diorite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 30 ft.; Flagpole: approx. H. 142 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 60 x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(Inlaid onto front of flagpole base:) IT IS FITTING THAT THE FLAG/OF OUR COUNTRY SHOULD FLY HERE IN HONOR OF THOSE MEN/WHO, INSPIRED BY A VISION OF/LOVELY LANDS MADE FRUITFUL,/CONCEIVED THIS GREAT WORK/AND OF THOSE OTHERS WHOSE/GENIUS AND LABOR MADE THAT/VISION A REALITY (Inlaid on terrazo star map floor:) POLARIS/TO PROJECT POINT OF THE EARTH'S NORTH POLE/ON THIS 30TH DAY/ON THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER/IN THE YEAR (INCARNATIONIS/DOMI NICAE ANNO M CM XXXV) 1935,/FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, 32ND/PRESIDENT OF THESE UNITED STATES/OF AMERICA DEDICATED TO THE SERVICE/OF OUR PEOPLE THIS DAM, POWER PLANT,/AND RESERVOIR.
Description:
Two winged figures, seated on blocks of black diorite, on either side of a 142 ft. high flagpole. The winged nude figures are identical and have their arms uplifted in an acute vertical angle. The sculpture rests on a terrazo floor upon which is inlaid a star chart."