Igance Jan Paderewsky exterior marker - USS Maine Mast Memorial - Arlington National Cemetery - 2013-03-15 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Igance Jan Paderewsky exterior marker - USS Maine Mast Memorial - Arlington National Cemetery - 2013-03-15 / Tim Evanson
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Memorial marker to Ignacy Jan Paderewski near the western steps leading up to the "USS Maine" Mast Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States.Paderewski was a Polish pianist and composer who became the second Foreign Minister of the Second Republic of Poland, and the second Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland. He fled Poland after the invasion by Nazi Germany in 1939, and at the age of 88 became the head of the Polish National Council (the Polish parliament in exile) in London in 1940.While on tour in the United States, Paderewski fell ill on June 27, 1941. He died of pneumonia in New York City two days later. His remains were temporary interred within the USS Maine Mast Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. After the fall of communism, his body was brought to Warsaw in 1992 and permanently laid to rest in St. John's Archcathedral.Two markers remain at Arlington National Cemetery marking the temporary repose of Paderewski's body. One is outside the memorial, near the stairs leading up to the memorial plaza. The other is inside the memorial, where his remains once lay.The "USS Maine" blew up with extensive loss of life while at anchor in Havana, Cuba, on Febuary 15, 1898. The incident, long believed to be sabotage, sparked the Spanish-American War. (Modern historians believe the explosion may have been an accident, caused by exploding coal dust in the ship's fuel bunker.) On March 30, 1898, Congress approved legislation requiring that the recovered dead of the "Maine" be disinterred and transferred from Havana to Arlington National Cemetery. Delayed by the war, this burial occurred on December 28, 1899. Only 165 bodies were interred in Section 24: 63 were known, 102 were unknown. In 1910, Congress enacted legislation authorizing the raising of the "USS Maine", recovery of the bodies aboard, and the raising of the mast at Arlington as a memorial. The wreck was raised in 1912. Only 66 bodies were recovered. One sailor's family buried him privately, while the other 65 were interred at Arlington. None of the remains were identified.The "USS Maine" Mast Monument was dedicated on February 15, 1915. Norcross Brothers Company designed and constructed the memorial. The monument consists of a broad plaza of concrete. Set in the center is a mausoleum in the shape of a battleship gun turret. The mausoleum is 33 feet, 6 inches across. The walls are 3 feet, 6 inches thick and 7 feet, 1 inch high. The mausoleum is constructed of granite, with the interior walls lined with marble and the floor lined with polished tile. An inner and outer bronze door provide access to the interior of the mausoleum. The inner door is 3 feet, 3 inches wide and 7 feet high, and half of the "USS Maine"'s bell is welded to its surface. An inscription on the door reads: "USS MAINE, Navy Yard, New York, 1894." The outer bronze door is in the shape of a grille and of the same dimensions. A small bronze anchor is welded to this door. Inside the mausoleum are two granite funeral urns set on tripods. Each is 3 feet, 5 inchest tall and 2 feet wide. Each tripod stands on a square marble base. The names of the dead are inscribed on the exterior of the mausoleum, while over the door is a memorial inscription describing the disaster.On the south side of the plaza are two bronze cannon from captured Spanish naval vessels. A huge anchor adorns the plaza, but this is not from the "USS Maine" but rather an anonymous anchor donated by the Boston Navy Yard. A bronze memorial plaque on the anchor also describes the disaster. |
| 撮影日 | 2013-03-15 13:54:04 |
| 撮影者 | Tim Evanson , Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA |
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| カメラ | NIKON D5100 , NIKON CORPORATION |
| 露出 | 0.004 sec (1/250) |
| 開放F値 | f/8.0 |
| 焦点距離 | 24 mm |