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Plaza Historic District, in the heart of downtown Indianapolis,
is composed of predominantly Neoclassical buildings and
structures, landscaped open space, and sculptural ensembles. The
district is flanked on the west by Meridian Street, the primary
north-south route running through the center of the city and on
the east by Pennsylvania Street. Because of its location between
two primary north-south traffic arteries, the Plaza provides a
monumental entrance to the Indianapolis business district from
the north.  The plaza, along with the Indiana Soldiers and
Sailors Monument, two blocks to the south, and the USS
Indianapolis Memorial, five blocks west, comprise the holdings
of the Indiana War Memorial Commission. The commission operates
these facilities in pursuit of the inscription carved in stone
above the main entrance to the World War Memorial:  "To
commemorate the valor and sacrifice of th