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Gloria Victis ("glory to the vanquished") is a sculpture by Antonin Mercié. Many casts, with different finishes, exist of the group. That pictured here is seen at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Another example of the statue can be found in Bordeaux, France, where it faces Saint André's Cathedral.
Fame, also called Gloria Victis ("Glory to the Defeated" or "Glory to the Conquered"), [1] is a Confederate monument in Salisbury, North Carolina.Cast in Brussels, in 1891, Fame is one of two nearly-identical sculptures by Frederick Ruckstull (the other being the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, removed from public display in Baltimore in 2017).
The Gloria Victis monument comprises a limestone column supporting Mercié's sculpture which depicts an "Angel of Victory" who supports a mortally injured soldier. Symbolically the soldier's sword is broken. The simple inscription reads "Gloria Victis" which translates to "Glory to the vanquished". Even in defeat there is honour and glory!
The statue shows Glory supporting a fallen soldier, his standard lowered but her wreath of History held high. The inscription at the base of the monument read, "GLORIA VICTIS", meaning "Glory to the Vanquished" [2] and To The Soldiers and Sailors of Maryland in the Service of The Confederate States of America, 1861–1865. [3]
A statue signifying resilience has replaced a legacy of pain, its gaze fixed on California’s Capitol dome. The California Native American Monument now stands on the grounds of the state Capitol ...
Inside, the mall is decorated with Vietnamese and Asian symbols such as red paper lanterns, fans, as well as statues and figurines. [17] Inside the mall there are about 300 shops. [1] Cultural products for sale in the mall are primarily those made by production companies in Orange County as well as those produced in Vietnam. [3]
Gloria Victis (Confederate monument), or Fame, a Confederate monument in Salisbury, North Carolina Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gloria Victis .
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