Fallen Firefighters Memorial (Wu)
Fallen Firefighters Memorial is a bronze sculpture group by Hai Ying Wu.[2]
| Fallen Firefighters Memorial | |
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| Artist | Hai Ying Wu |
| Year | 1998[1] |
| Type | Bronze |
| Location | Seattle |
| 47°36.011′N 122°19.975′W | |
| Owner | City of Seattle |
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
- Brown, Charles E. (1998-06-04). "New Memorial A Tribute To Fallen Firefighters". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- "Fire Station Tours". Seattle.gov. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- "Fallen Firefighters' Memorial - Pioneer Square / SoDo - Landmarks - NFT". Not For Tourists. 2011-12-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- "Seattle Fallen Firefighters Memorial - Firefighter Memorials on". Waymarking.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- Casey McNerthney, Wednesday marks anniversary of deadly Seattle fire Archived 2017-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, Seattle 911 — A Police and Crime Blog, seattlepi.com, 5 January 2011. Accessed 5 January 2011.
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