National WWI Museum
"Behold a pale horse, and his name that sat on him was death…"
In dedication to those fallen in the Great War, the monument known as the Liberty Memorial opened in 1926 to a crowd of 200,000. Among those to gather at the commemoration were Baron Jacques of Belgium, Lord Beatty of Great Britain, Armando Diaz of Italy, Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France, and John Pershing of the United States. Sixty thousand members of the American Legion helped in the commemoration.
The monument was designed in the Egyptian Revival style. An eternal flame guarded by four spirits stand on top of the tower. Each guardian bears a sword, and is named for the virtue it represents: Honor, Courage, Patriotism and Sacrifice. Two sphinxes guard the south entrance: “Memory” faces east toward the battlefields of France, shielding its eyes from the horrors of war. “Future” faces west, shielding its eyes from an unknown future.
In 2004, Congress designated the site as America’s official World War I Museum. The expanded facility tells the story of the Great War from origins before 1914, to the 1918 armistice and the 1919 Paris Peace Conference.
Perched high on a hill overlooking the city, the memorial is an inseperable part of the Kansas City Skyline. Today, the Museum and Memorial operate as a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring those who served in the Great War.
You can find more information about the monument and museum at https://www.theworldwar.org/
MODEL – 5303 traingles (total) | 512×2048
LOD – 372 (total) | 128×128
LOT SIZE – 23 x 12 (Lot is Oversized, excavate around the rear to reveal staircase)
Unique Building, Level 1
