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The Seagull Monument is a historic monument situated immediately east of the Salt Lake Assembly Hall on Temple Square, in Salt Lake City, Utah.Created by artist Mahonri Young, the monument commemorates an 1848 event in which seagulls were observed to devour crop-destroying Mormon crickets, following prayers for divine intervention against the insects.
The Seagull Monument located in front of the Salt Lake Assembly Hall on Temple Square. A stone grasshopper, commemorated at Gilgal Sculpture Garden. California gull (Larus californicus) After Brigham Young led the first band of Latter-day Saints into what is now Salt Lake City, Utah, the pioneers had the good fortune of a relatively mild winter.
Temple Square is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) complex, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), in the center of Salt Lake City, Utah.The usage of the name has gradually changed to include several other church facilities that are immediately adjacent to Temple Square.
Thanks to Elizabeth Alexander, the Mellon has committed $500 million to preserve, relocate and generate discussion about monuments — and it's changing the nature of monuments.
The original cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Baltimore, thought to be long lost, was discovered last week while crews dug for a sewage tank. "We discovered the Historic time capsule ...
Detail showing Star of David Detail showing marbleizing on balcony support pillar Inside Assembly Hall. The Salt Lake Assembly Hall is a building owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) which sits on the southwest corner of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Eagle Gate is a historical monument which forms an arch across State Street in the downtown area of Salt Lake City, Utah. The monument pays homage to Brigham Young's 1859 Eagle Gate, which served as an entrance to his property and the City Creek Canyon road. After the road was publicly opened and the gates removed, the arch, with its ...
The Navy and Marine Memorial on Columbia Island in Washington, D.C. Detail of the memorial Navy and Marine Memorial sitting upon a temporary concrete foundation circa 1936. [ 1 ] The Navy and Marine Memorial , is a monument honoring sailors of the United States Navy , Coast Guard , the United States Merchant Marine , the NOAA Commissioned ...