Fallen Firefighters Memorial (Wu)
| 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 / 47.600183°N 122.332917°W | |
| 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]
See also
References
- ^ Brown, Charles E. (1998-06-04). "New Memorial A Tribute To Fallen Firefighters". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "Fire Station Tours". Seattle.gov. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Fallen Firefighters' Memorial - Pioneer Square / SoDo - Landmarks - NFT". Not For Tourists. 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Seattle Fallen Firefighters Memorial - Firefighter Memorials on". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ 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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