Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College

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Date

5-1993

Description

The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ monument was designed by Bruno Schmitz, a German architect, for the city of Indianapolis. The building houses a basement Civil War Museum. There is an observation deck at the top that can be reached by climbing 330 stairs, or elevator. Located in Monument Circle, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument is surrounded by retail shops.

Notes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers'_and_Sailors'_Monument_(Indianapolis) http://www.indydt.com/COLeventinfo.cfm

Rights

This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Creator 2 Dates

1858-1916

Creator 2 Role

Architect

Recommended Citation

Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

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Keywords

architecture, American; neoclassicism; Bruno Schmitz; Monument Circle; Indianapolis, Indiana; public architecture; monuments;

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