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The Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial is comprised of two major structures, a walkway, commemorative bricks and granite flagstones, benches, and flags. The first piece of the memorial is known as the “Narrative Plaque”. The Narrative Plaque has…

The Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial is made up of six main components: the Outer Curb, the Entrance Gate, the Inner Curb, the Path, the Columns, and the Life Stone.

The Outer Curb, made of light gray granite, lines the memorial. On it are the…

There are 6 main components to the Memorial﹣the Outer Curb, the Entrance Gate, the Inner Curb, The Path, The Columns, and The Life Stone (RI Holocaust Memorial App).The Outer Curb, made of light gray granite, lines the memorial. On it are the names…

A community-based project, the Rhode Island 9-11 Wall includes approximately 10,000+ painted ceramic tiles (3,000 square feet of tiles). Originally, the 6 x 6-inch tiles were installed at three locations: on the outside of the Providence Journal…

The Providence War Memorial is made up of twelve black polished granite columns. Each black granite column is set in a pinkish granite base. The twelve columns are arranged in a semicircle with six on each side and a staircase dividing the two sides.…

Parallel to Nation as Sovereign and Power is this monument composed of three figures as well: Providence, Industry, and Learning. Providence, similar to her sister Sovereign, is enthroned upon a plinth and draped in robes, however with puffed sleeves…

This monument is composed of three figures: in the center sits Nation, sometimes referred to as "United States" in earlier writings, flaked by Justice to her right and Law & Order to her left. Sovereign is identified by a globe in her right hand…

Installed in Garibaldi Square, the Monument to the Festa Italiana Society is a large Indian granite block (pink and gray) with a dedicatory inscription on the face of it. On the back of the monument, the names of the monument committee members are…

Similar in style to a Roman portrait bust in its attention to likeness and use of incised eyes, the bust of Reverend Monsignor Galliano J. Cavallaro is intended to be seen from the front. The artist carved Cavallaro with wavy hair, deep set eyes,…

Carved by Bino Bini, an Italian sculptor and medalist who was based in Florence, the marble monument to Verrazzano consists of three bas-reliefs: a portrait of the explorer; an outline of Verrazzano’s ship, the Delfina, with a compass outlined above…