San Jose city is full of many monuments. Several of these San Jose monuments are filled with a past, while some others are rather new. Lots of monuments in San Jose can be explored on the way around the town.
Quetzalcoatl
This 8 foot tall charcoal grey, synthetic stone snake statue constructed by William Kreysler & Associates, based primarily on a model offered by Robert Graham, cost 5 hundred thousand to construct. The word Quetzalcoatl means Quetzal serpent and is reliant on an analogous monument at the National Museum in Mexico. The statue is located at the south end of the Piazza de Cesar E. Chavez, just off South Market Street.
Oionos
Located at 101 Paseo de San Antonio Oionos stands in front of the San Jose Repertory Theater. The sizeable brown and white statue was designed by Doug Hollis. It points the way to the primary entrance to the theater, which produces about six performances every year.
Figure Holding the Sun
At 110 South Market Street in front of the San Jose Museum of Art is the fabricated steel statue. The statue was designed by Italo Scanga. It was placed here in 1988. The statue has many colors that bear a resemblance to the colours of the dawn and nightfall. The statue features someone holding a large circle.
Brown Bear
San Jose monuments also include the Brown Bear Statue located in front of the Center for Performing Humanities. The white sculpture has a plaque on the side of it that announces it's a brown bear, even though it resembles a polar bear to several visitors because of its white colour. The statue was designed by Benny Bufano. The Brown Bear monument is not as detailed which makes it more of a modern type of art and unique in appearance. Interestingly Benny Bufano made another bear sculpture which he named polar bear, and it's brown in color.
McKinley Was Here Statue
Four months before he was killed, US President William McKinley addressed a sizeable crowd in St. James Park. After his death, the town paid San Francisco based sculptor, Rupert Schmidt, $13,000 to form a statue that commemorates this fact. The statue has been in place since February 21, 1903.
Henry Naglee Statue
Henry Naglee made a fortune in San Jose by making wine. After his dying in 1915, his girls paid to have a monument built in St. James Park to remember their pop. The monument resembles a tombstone with info on it about the life of Henry Naglee.
Quetzalcoatl
This 8 foot tall charcoal grey, synthetic stone snake statue constructed by William Kreysler & Associates, based primarily on a model offered by Robert Graham, cost 5 hundred thousand to construct. The word Quetzalcoatl means Quetzal serpent and is reliant on an analogous monument at the National Museum in Mexico. The statue is located at the south end of the Piazza de Cesar E. Chavez, just off South Market Street.
Oionos
Located at 101 Paseo de San Antonio Oionos stands in front of the San Jose Repertory Theater. The sizeable brown and white statue was designed by Doug Hollis. It points the way to the primary entrance to the theater, which produces about six performances every year.
Figure Holding the Sun
At 110 South Market Street in front of the San Jose Museum of Art is the fabricated steel statue. The statue was designed by Italo Scanga. It was placed here in 1988. The statue has many colors that bear a resemblance to the colours of the dawn and nightfall. The statue features someone holding a large circle.
Brown Bear
San Jose monuments also include the Brown Bear Statue located in front of the Center for Performing Humanities. The white sculpture has a plaque on the side of it that announces it's a brown bear, even though it resembles a polar bear to several visitors because of its white colour. The statue was designed by Benny Bufano. The Brown Bear monument is not as detailed which makes it more of a modern type of art and unique in appearance. Interestingly Benny Bufano made another bear sculpture which he named polar bear, and it's brown in color.
McKinley Was Here Statue
Four months before he was killed, US President William McKinley addressed a sizeable crowd in St. James Park. After his death, the town paid San Francisco based sculptor, Rupert Schmidt, $13,000 to form a statue that commemorates this fact. The statue has been in place since February 21, 1903.
Henry Naglee Statue
Henry Naglee made a fortune in San Jose by making wine. After his dying in 1915, his girls paid to have a monument built in St. James Park to remember their pop. The monument resembles a tombstone with info on it about the life of Henry Naglee.
About the Author:
Caerea Londerson has been interested in San Jose landmarks for many years. She has written op-eds and editorial pieces for many online publications. For more details about San Jose monuments please visit her site.
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