The Boston Irish Famine Memorial is a memorial park located on a plaza between Washington Street and School Street in Boston, …
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2024年10月15日
We were headed from our cruise ship drop off point and headed to the Common, and here we found this touching set of sculptures in front of the Meeting House. The memorial is to the great famine and … Thomas V的完整评论
2024年9月14日
On the Freedom Trail you get to see minor parks and memorials. One place is a plaza like area outside the Old South Meeting Hall. The small park has been transformed into a Memorial for those Irish… Grover R的完整评论
2024年7月5日
This statue group memorializes the victims of the Irish famine and the survivors, many of whom emigrated to Boston. There are several accompanying plaques that explain why the famine happened, its ef… Brend482的完整评论
It is a terrible piece of art.......and why is it the only memorial of Boston immigrants to have such a prominent place in the city??? They would not let the Polish memorial to the Nazi resisters to be on the Boston Common!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I have heard that people did not like the actual art itself because the famine victims look emaciated . I think the artist wanted to demonstrate the conditions during "the great hunger" . As …
I have heard that people did not like the actual art itself because the famine victims look emaciated . I think the artist wanted to demonstrate the conditions during "the great hunger" . As to why there and how come only the Irish , Boston has been the home of the Irish who settled the area in Great numbers since the 1800's . Any statutes or memorials placed on Boston Common need to approved by several groups that dont always agree , and there is lots red tape. The location of the Famine Memorial might even have been private property at one time before it became park
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