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''Peace Monument'' is a cenotaph designed by Charles Mulligan. It is located at the Adams County Courthouse in Decatur, Indiana in the United States. It is a war memorial devoted to peace, active women in the American Civil War, and as a general war memorial celebrating the sacrifice of soldiers in war. ''Peace Monument'' is the first monument in the United States specifically devoted to Peace. ==Description== ''Peace Monument'' is made of Indiana limestone and metal. It is a cenotaph. The front of the piece features an allegory of Peace. It is represented as a woman. She stands to the proper left. She wears armor. Her hair is in a bun. In her proper left hand she wields a shield representing the United States. She holds it in front of herself, and it sits on the ground in front of her feet. Her right arm is outstretched in front of her. It sits upon a laurel twig. The twig sits upon four furled flags. The flags lay across the top of the cenotaph, centered. She has a sword, which rests in a scabbard, strapped to her proper left side, just behind the shield. Bronze panels on either side of Peace include the names of 1,276 veterans from Adams County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://peace.maripo.com/p_glamour.htm )〕 The back side of the cenotaph has the words inscribed: :TO THE GLORY OF OUR COUNTRY :AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF :OUR SOLDIER HEROS :TO THE WOMEN OF OUR NATION :AS A TRIBUTE TO THEIR :COURAGE DEVOTION AND SACRIFICE The back of the cenotaph features a relief. The relief depicts a nurse treating a wounded soldier. The cenotaph used to house a fountain, which poured into a trough just beneath the relief. Near the relief, is a metal tablet that is installed on the cenotaph. The metal was taken from USS ''Maine''. The plaque has the words IN MEMORIAM/U.S.S. MAINE inscribed on it.〔 The plaque was unearthed in 2008, during a restoration project by the county.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.apls.lib.in.us/PeaceMonument.pdf )〕 There is a bench at the cenotaph base, on which the cenotaph resides. Two urns are placed in front of the cenotaph, for plantings, they sit in front of Peace.〔 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「Peace Monument (Decatur, Indiana)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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