San Jose city is stuffed with many monuments. A few of these San Jose monuments are crammed with an incredible history, while some of the others are rather new. Lots of monuments in San Jose can be discovered on the way around the town.
Quetzalcoatl
This eight foot tall charcoal grey, artificial stone snake statue erected by William Kreysler & Associates, based on a model provided by Robert Graham, cost five hundred thousand to make. The word Quetzalcoatl means Quetzal serpent and is founded on an identical monument at the Nation's Museum in Mexico. The statue is found at the south end of the Plaza de Cesar E. Chavez, just off South Market Street.
Oionos
At 101 Paseo de San Antonio Oionos stands in front of the San Jose Repertory Theater. The sizeable brown and white statue was designed by Doug Hollis. It points the way to the main entrance to the theater, which produces about 6 performances annually.
Figure Holding the Sun
Located at 110 South Market Street in front of the San Jose Museum of Art is the built steel statue. The monument was designed by Italo Scanga. It was placed here in 1988. The statue has many colors that resemble the colours of the dawn and sunset. The statue features someone holding a large circle.
Brown Bear
San Jose monuments also include the Brown Bear Statue found in front of the Center for Performing Humanities. This monument has a plaque on the side of it that announces it is a brown bear, while it is like a polar bear to many visitors because of its white color. The statue was designed by Benny Bufano. It is not as detailed which makes it more of a modern style of art and unique in appearance. Intriguingly Benny Bufano made another bear monument which he named polar bear, and it is brown in colour.
McKinley Was Here Statue
Four months before he was rubbed out, United States President William McKinley addressed a sizeable crowd in St. James Park. After his expiration, the city paid San Francisco based sculptor, Rupert Schmidt, $13,000 to form a statue that venerates this fact. The statue has been in place since Feb 21, 1903.
Henry Naglee Statue
Henry Naglee made a fortune in San Jose by making wine. After his dying in 1915, his girls paid to have a monument built in St. James Park to remember their pa. The monument resembles a tombstone with information on it about the life of Henry Naglee.
Quetzalcoatl
This eight foot tall charcoal grey, artificial stone snake statue erected by William Kreysler & Associates, based on a model provided by Robert Graham, cost five hundred thousand to make. The word Quetzalcoatl means Quetzal serpent and is founded on an identical monument at the Nation's Museum in Mexico. The statue is found at the south end of the Plaza de Cesar E. Chavez, just off South Market Street.
Oionos
At 101 Paseo de San Antonio Oionos stands in front of the San Jose Repertory Theater. The sizeable brown and white statue was designed by Doug Hollis. It points the way to the main entrance to the theater, which produces about 6 performances annually.
Figure Holding the Sun
Located at 110 South Market Street in front of the San Jose Museum of Art is the built steel statue. The monument was designed by Italo Scanga. It was placed here in 1988. The statue has many colors that resemble the colours of the dawn and sunset. The statue features someone holding a large circle.
Brown Bear
San Jose monuments also include the Brown Bear Statue found in front of the Center for Performing Humanities. This monument has a plaque on the side of it that announces it is a brown bear, while it is like a polar bear to many visitors because of its white color. The statue was designed by Benny Bufano. It is not as detailed which makes it more of a modern style of art and unique in appearance. Intriguingly Benny Bufano made another bear monument which he named polar bear, and it is brown in colour.
McKinley Was Here Statue
Four months before he was rubbed out, United States President William McKinley addressed a sizeable crowd in St. James Park. After his expiration, the city paid San Francisco based sculptor, Rupert Schmidt, $13,000 to form a statue that venerates this fact. The statue has been in place since Feb 21, 1903.
Henry Naglee Statue
Henry Naglee made a fortune in San Jose by making wine. After his dying in 1915, his girls paid to have a monument built in St. James Park to remember their pa. The monument resembles a tombstone with information on it about the life of Henry Naglee.
About the Author:
Caerea Londerson has been fascinated by San Jose landmarks for a number of years. She has written op-eds and editorial pieces for many online publications. For more information about San Jose monuments please feel free to visit her site.
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