Memorial Fountain
{{Short description|Fountain in Portland, Oregon}}
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| artist = Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (architectural firm)
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| type = Fountain, sculpture
| material = Marble or black granite, tile
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| condition = "Well maintained" (1993)
| city = Portland, Oregon, United States
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Memorial Fountain is an outdoor fountain created by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, located outside Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Description
Memorial Fountain is dedicated to those who died at war and features a marble or black granite wall and a water basin with blue and turquoise tile. The wall is approximately {{Convert|8|ft|m}} tall and has a diameter of {{Convert|5|in|cm}}; inscribed are 24 columns of names of Oregonians who died in 20th century wars and the text overhead,{{cite news|last1=Harden|first1=Kevin|title=Will history protect Memorial Coliseum?|url=http://portlandtribune.com/component/content/article?id=50744|access-date=June 3, 2015|work=Portland Tribune|publisher=Pamplin Media Group|date=June 8, 2009}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} {{small|IN MEMORY OF A SUPREME SACRIFICE WE HONOR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR GOD, PRINCIPLE AND LOVE OF COUNTRY}}. The basin is approximately {{Convert|27|ft|m}} wide and has a diameter of {{Convert|27|ft|m}}; the memorial wall is at the pool's north end.{{cite web|title=Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!323722~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=June 3, 2015|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307033313/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!323722~!0#focus|url-status=live}} The square in-ground fountain features three water "elements", each with lights on either side. One shoots water up to {{Convert|13|ft|m}} into the air, and the other two spew water {{Convert|2|ft|m}} to {{Convert|4|ft|m}} into the air. The Smithsonian Institution categorizes Memorial Fountain as abstract and geometric. Its condition was deemed "well maintained" by the institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. The fountain was owned by Blazer's Oregon Arena Corporation at that time.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://coliseumfriends.org/veterans-story.html Veterans Story] at Friends of Memorial Coliseum
{{Lloyd District, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Public art in Portland, Oregon}}
{{Portal bar|Oregon|Visual arts}}
Category:Abstract sculptures in Oregon
Category:Fountains in Portland, Oregon
Category:Granite sculptures in Oregon
Category:Lloyd District, Portland, Oregon
Category:Marble sculptures in Oregon
Category:Military monuments and memorials in the United States
Category:Monuments and memorials in Portland, Oregon