Fountain of Eternal Life

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The fountain was initiated and promoted by the "Cleveland Press", which raised $250,000 in donations from private citizens and various organizations for the project. The centerpiece is a 35-foot (10.7 m) bronze figure representing man escaping from the flames of war and reaching skyward for eternal peace. The bronze sphere from which the figure rises represents the superstitions and legends of mankind. Four granite carvings, representing the geographic civilizations of the world, are placed around the sphere. On the surface of the polished granite rim surrounding the fountain are bronze plates bearing the names of 4,177 [ [http://www.clevelandvetsmemorial.org/GCVM_History.html "GCVM History and Mission"] , Greater Cleveland Veterans Memorial. Accessed October 9, 2006.] Greater Clevelanders who perished in WWII and in the Korean War. Following a complete restoration during the construction of an underlying parking garage in connection with the neighboring Key Tower, the memorial was rededicated on Veterans Day in 1991. [ [http://www.ocpm.edu/cleveland/index.asp "All About Cleveland!, Memorial Plaza"] , The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine. Accessed October 9, 2006.]

ee also

*Downtown Cleveland

References

External links

* [http://www.clevelandvetsmemorial.org/GCVM_History.html Greater Cleveland Veterans Memorial website]