Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Milwaukee #4: War Memorial Center

750 North Lincoln Memorial Drive

War Memorial Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in November 2000
War Memorial Center in November 2000.

Opened in 1957, the War Memorial Center was designed by Finnish architect Eera Saarinen, who also designed the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. Not visible from this position, the building is actually cantilevered over the lakefront. The mosaic on the facade was added after the Pavilion opened. It was designed by Wisconsin artist Edwin Lewandowski and is made up of 1,440,000 pieces of glass and stone on five panels. The Roman numerals depict the years of World War II and the Korean War.

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