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The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the Los Angeles Coliseum or L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I.
Graham's first major monumental commission was the ceremonial gateway for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, for the occasion of the 1984 Olympics. He also designed the commemorative silver dollar for the event. The gateway featured two bronze torsos, male and female, modeled on contestants in the games.
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(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) In the summer of 2028, the Coliseum will become the first venue in the world to host three Summer Games. “This is an underappreciated treasure,” Guridy says.
The Coliseum torch is lit during an event Oct. 3, 2022, to honor 1984 Los Angeles Olympic organizing committee president Peter V. Ueberroth. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
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Equestrian Statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman Sherman Memorial: 4.72: 15.5: Augustus Saint Gaudens: 1903: Grand Army Plaza, Central Park, New York City: gilded bronze: Stands upon a 2.7 m (8.8 ft) base Total monument height: 7.42 (24.3 ft) The Sun Singer: 4.62
Cemeteries in Los Angeles (6 C, 22 P, 2 F) Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in Los Angeles" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.