Milwaukee County War Memorial
| Milwaukee County War Memorial | |
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| United States of America | |
 The Milwaukee County War Memorial | |
| For all those who have served in the U.S. Armed Services | |
| Established | November 11, 1957 |
| Location | 43°02′26″N 87°53′50″W / 43.04052°N 87.89715°WCoordinates: 43°02′26″N 87°53′50″W / 43.04052°N 87.89715°W |
| Designed by | Eero Saarinen |
| Burials by nation | |
United States of America | |
The Milwaukee County War Memorial is a memorial building located on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, WI. It was designed by architect Eero Saarinen. Construction began in 1955 and the building was dedicated on Veterans Day in 1957.[1]
The mosaic mural by Edmund D. Lewandowski was installed in 1959. The mosaic uses more than one million pieces of glass and marble. The slightly-abstracted Roman numerals, in shades of purple, blue, and rich black, are the beginning and ending dates of the U.S. involvement in the Second World War and the Korean War . MCMXLI (1941) through MCMXLV (1945) refers to World War II, and MCML (1950) through MCMLIII (1953) refers to the Korean War.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2009-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Lewandowski's Mosaic Mural at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center". 23 November 2012.
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- Buildings and structures completed in 1957
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- Eero Saarinen structures
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- Military and war museums in Wisconsin
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- Military monuments and memorials in the United States