Architecturral Storytelling

    What do you think when you read the word "architecture"? At first, I thought that architecture just meant buildings or houses and schools. But after learning about the stories, symbols, and the true purpose behind architectural memorial sites and monuments this past week, I now understand the deeper meaning behind them. After reading & analyzing several monuments and memorials throughout history I learned how location, material, design, and color can influence a monument and its perception. These factors aren’t featured in monuments because they can enhance a monument or statue's appearance, but they can also elevate their presence. For example, the Lady Liberty, more commonly known as The Statue of Liberty.  The Statue of Liberty was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and was a gift from France to the United States as a way of beginning their friendship and the shared idea of freedom. The Statue is made of copper and was originally brown, overtime the statue has rusted into a green color. 

 Monuments are so much more than just parks that you can visit or benches in crowded cities, they are about honoring the fallen, reflecting on the past, remembering those who came before us, and healing those who experienced tragedies. Statues and sculptures are 3-dimensional artwork that symbolize emotions, ideas, and events. Their abstractness helps their visitors give a raw connection between humanity and reembrace. Although we can’t relate to history and those who came before us directly, architecture helps us connect with the history, progression, and institution that we have built the new world on, and it’s important to honor and remember it.


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Vinaya said…
Great post Mili! I also didn't know how much thought went into the architectural design of statues and monuments before we discussed it in class, and I wonder what the design idea behind the Lady of Liberty statue was.
September 10, 2023 at 9:21 PM
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