What is the drug monument in the Boston Public Garden?
What is the drug monument in the Boston Public Garden? The Ether Monument is the oldest monument in the Boston Public Garden, installed in 1868. This forty-foot-tall monument commemorates a medical breakthrough: the use of ether as an anesthetic, a pivotal moment in medical history.
What is the controversial sculpture in Boston?
The 20-foot (6m) tall and 40-foot (12m) wide statue, called The Embrace was unveiled on Friday in Boston. It marks Dr King and Coretta Scott King's hug after he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Shortly after it was unveiled, many took to social media to mock it.
What does the upside down obelisk mean?
The upside down obelisk expresses the reality of loss and pain over the ways that communities and societies are not living up to the highest ideals. The hope in the dream of restored obelisk is reflected in the water. It created a vision of a future not yet fully-realized but for which we deeply yearn.