Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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.
The Seagull Monument (Azerbaijani: Qağayı abidəsi) is a landmark located at the entrance of Sumgait, Azerbaijan, along the Baku-Quba highway. The monument is composed of 24 stone blocks stacked in a spiral formation, topped with the wings of a seagull.
The Seagull Monument sits directly in front of the building to the east. History. Construction of the Assembly Hall began on August 11, 1877.
Brigham Young Monument Eagle Gate Seagull Monument Statue of Massasoit Sugar House Monument This Is the Place Monument. Salt Lake City has an extensive public art collection. Works have included: 145th Field Artillery Monument, Memory Grove [1] 2002 Winter Olympics Countdown Clock, Arena station; A Monument to Peace: Our Hope for the Children ...
Moreover, in 1912, Young proposed the Seagull Monument to the LDS Church a second time, stressing the personal importance of the monument to Presiding Bishop of the LDS Church Charles W. Nibley. [70] The LDS Church offered Young a contract for the completion of the Seagull Monument, offering him a $200 per month advance for his living expenses ...
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 ...