indiana world war memorial plaza urban feature located indianapolis indiana united_states originally built honor veterans world war city block plaza conceived location national headquarters memorial state nation veterans north end plaza site administration buildings legion memorial south centerpiece plaza indiana world war memorial modeled military museum shrine room auditorium south end oldest plaza filled statues fountain october indiana world war memorial plaza designated history origins indiana world war memorial plaza lay attempt city indianapolis lure newly formed temporary headquarters new_york_city chartered congress world war organization veterans sponsors youth programs promotes patriotism national security provides commitment americans served armed forces indianapolis veterans wanted attract legion city soldiers sailors monument national convention minneapolis november cities sent representatives lobby new headquarters indianapolis drew support central location united_states city shows patriotism washington received votes ballot indianapolis gained majority won second votes cast city state provide location promises city erect fitting memorial served world war january public library park occupied city blocks designated site plaza new building use national headquarters public buildings war memorial indiana war memorial bill passed july appropriated million construction land work began city state reached agreement city pay site maintenance costs state indiana pay memorial construction plaza dedicated legion november laying cornerstone bridge architects invited appointed submit designs memorial intended honor fought world war provide meeting places archives offices partnership walker weeks cleveland ohio chosen plan consisted main memorial auxiliary buildings mall bids building auxiliary buildings construction began year style structure complimented nearby local library second auxiliary building constructed congress authorized payment veterans bonuses state indiana money construction memorial plaza paying veterans design incorporated existing library federal building additional building planned built war memorial parks plaza example city beautiful movement supported classical uniform beautiful public architecture plaza covers block strip north pennsylvania new_york plaza listed national_register_of_historic_places named includes plaza immediately north plaza immediately south street west plaza street east indiana world war memorial plaza popular location celebrations including fourth july festival veterans day memorial day services located blocks directly south memorial building roof design similar memorial auxiliary buildings plaza buildings constructed indiana limestone style similar public library north east building designated building original plan houses american legion auxiliary national story building served national headquarters second building completed larger west building pennsylvania building serves legion national headquarters headquarters deals mail archives internal administrative functions legion lobbying efforts legion based washington office wings mirror building joined central entrance semi circular granite memorials list names killed world war korean war vietnam war located auxiliary buildings sunken garden rectangular black granite centered resting base red dark green granite shafts black granite gold eagles mark corners square inscription north face member killed action world war native corporal 16th infantry regiment killed france november inscription south says tribute indiana memory glorious dead served world war veterans memorial plaza called square fountain located plaza south mall foot black granite built square completed near base foot foot panels placed representing law science religion education intended represent nation rises foot diameter level fountain pink georgia marble fountain basins spray rings lights east west sides fly flags states installed replaced flags countries americas square originally paved asphalt grass trees war memorial weeks planned indiana world war memorial building plaza centerpiece sitting federal building public library work actual memorial veterans world war began early seven buildings located site demolished construction commenced demolished general laid cornerstone memorial july saying patriotic shrine funding problems slowed building interior new contractor provided little speed process completing structure interior incomplete dedicated november veterans day governor deputy chief staff united_states_army local newspaper reported memorial deteriorating limestone scaling paint leaks forming plaster cracking reports published despite proposals develop area instead completing originally planned memorial surrounding landscaping finally completed memorial design based world feet tall approximately feet taller original blue lights shine columns war memorial monument easily recognizable imposing structure indianapolis scale size structure clad indiana limestone high lightly base topped low roof interior dome stands raised terrace approached wide monumental staircase structure identical faces face screen columns tall banks windows symbolic standing figures designed courage memory peace victory liberty patriotism sculptures repeated façade south standing pink granite base center grand access stairs male nude bronze feet high weighs seven tons largest cast bronze sculpture united_states north south entrances guarded shield bearing limestone lions corner terrace sits roof stepped tall bronze doors inscription principles peace justice world north building main inscription indiana world war memorial military museum main entrance indiana war memorial museum north façade opens large hall tennessee marble floors themes museum housed mainly lower level monument honors efforts soldiers timeline american revolutionary war modern conflicts world war world war featured prominently aside firearms features cobra helicopter uss indiana commission plate military flags housed museum american_civil_war indiana replica located near main entrance kind given state federal government encourage purchase savings bonds additional museum exhibits displayed main level monument exhibit radio room includes original equipment world war opened november main level features seat built decorated materials donated states world war allies memorial meeting rooms main level rooms originally named honor general general admiral rooms renamed honor veterans admiral general major main level shrine room nearly vertical double cube high clad materials collected allied nations world war accessed shrine room american marble walls bear names fought world war east west sides paintings leading soldiers france america great_britain belgium italy serbia surrounding room sculptor marble depicting events world war center space beneath giant hanging foot foot american flag flanked corners stands flag star destiny swedish crystal representing future nation university park occupies southernmost block plaza originally intended serve site state university occurred instead site churches high school training ground union soldiers american civil war transformed city park surrounding square statues prominent statue south designed seated abraham_lincoln southeast corner designed east designed sculptures pan designed redesigned park boulevard system developed indianapolis included fountain center street lamps shafts decorated lions heads stand backs metal turtles free standing fountain completed composed multiple bronze figures arranged tier granite stone base basins bronze sculptures depict fish children dancing woman tier dancing playing dimensions approximately feet fountain commissioned memory wife following death died bequeathed estate city indianapolis erection fountain memory husband park public place classes people enjoy original design created killed traffic accident work finished following bitter overall design created bronze figures fountain architect designed fountain setting memorial plaque south large granite basin reads memorial fountain gift indianapolis memory husband long honorable life spent service fellow men
Indiana World War Memorial Plaza