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Battle Monument is a large doric column monument located on Trophy Point at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. Designed by Stanford White,〔Crackel, p.181.〕 it was dedicated on 30 May 1897 by surviving Civil War veterans.〔Lea, p.132〕 The monument was financed by monthly contributions from the pay of the officers and soldiers of the regular army.〔 The granite column, standing 46 feet tall and 5 feet in diameter,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher =Waymarking.com )〕 is reputed to be the largest column of polished granite in the Western Hemisphere. Inscribed on the cannons are the names of 2,230 Union officers and soldiers from the Civil War. Designed by Frederick MacMonnies,〔 a female statue sits atop the monument, representing "fame".〔 The statue that now tops the monument is actually the second version of the statue. Just months after it was unveiled, MacMonnies agreed to replace the original statue after complaints that it was too large and awkward. Traditionally, the plebes at West Point made reference to the statue of Fame when giving the following reply to any upperclassman demanding to know "How are they all?": "They are all fickle but one, sir." "Who is the one?" "She who stands atop Battle Monument, for she has been on the same shaft since 1897." ==Image gallery== Image:Battle Monument USMA in Winter.JPG|After heavy winter snow Image:Battle Monument Gettysburg Cannon.JPG|The cannons bear the names of major Civil War battles Image:Battle Monument's "Fame" at West Point.JPG|Statue atop the monument Image:Original_Statue_on_West_Point's_Battle_Monument.jpg|Original statue in 1897 Image:Battle_Monument_(West_Point)_July_2009.JPG|Summer 2009 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle Monument (West Point)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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