Fallen Firefighters Memorial (Wu)

Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Artist Hai Ying Wu
Year 1998[1]
Type Bronze
Location Seattle
Coordinates Coordinates: 47°36.011′N 122°19.975′W / 47.600183°N 122.332917°W / 47.600183; -122.332917
Owner City of Seattle

Fallen Firefighters Memorial is a bronze sculpture group by Hai Ying Wu.[2]

It is located in Occidental Park, Seattle, near the intersection of Occidental Avenue and Main Street.[3] It was inspired by the deaths of four Seattle firefighters who died January 5, 1995[4] fighting a fire in the Mary Pang warehouse in Seattle's International District.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Charles E. (1998-06-04). "New Memorial A Tribute To Fallen Firefighters". The Seattle Times.
  2. ↑ "Fire Station Tours". Seattle.gov. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
  3. ↑ "Fallen Firefighters' Memorial - Pioneer Square / SoDo - Landmarks - NFT". Not For Tourists. 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Seattle Fallen Firefighters Memorial - Firefighter Memorials on". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
  5. ↑ Casey McNerthney, Wednesday marks anniversary of deadly Seattle fire, Seattle 911 — A Police and Crime Blog, seattlepi.com, 5 January 2011. Accessed 5 January 2011.


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