Voorhies Memorial

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Voorhies Memorial
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The memorial in 2011
Voorhies Memorial
Interactive map of Voorhies Memorial
LocationDenver, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates 39°44′25″N104°59′20″W / 39.74028°N 104.98889°W / 39.74028; -104.98889

The Voorhies Memorial is located in the Denver Civic Center, in the U.S. state of Colorado. It was designed by Fisher & Fisher and completed in 1919. [1] It has a triumphal arch and curved supporting wings with roofed columns, [2] as well as murals by Allen Tupper True. [1] [3] It also has a pond with a sculpture of a sea lion (sometimes described as a seal) by Robert Garrison, prompting some to refer to the memorial as the "Seal Pond". [4] [5] The fountain is also called Sea Lion Fountain [6] [7] or Sea Lions Fountain. [8]

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History

The site housed the temporary art display and candlelight vigil in honor of the 2020 World Day of Remembrance. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "History". Civic Center Park. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
  2. ↑ Denver, City Club of (1928). Art in Denver. The Club.
  3. ↑ Cuba, Stan (2015-05-15). The Denver Artists Guild: Its Founding Members; An Illustrated History. University Press of Colorado. ISBN   978-0-942576-59-7.
  4. ↑ Holdman, Raetta (2023-07-03). "Independence Eve will feature music, fireworks at Civic Center Park in Denver this year". CBS Colorado. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
  5. ↑ Sexton, Josie (2021-07-15). "Denver's Civic Center park gets an outdoor cocktail bar for the summer". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
  6. ↑ "Public Art". Civic Center Park. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
  7. ↑ "Sea Lion Fountain". Denver Public Art. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
  8. ↑ "Sea Lions Fountain in Denver, CO". Public Art Archive. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
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