Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
1872
public art
The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a Civil War monument located in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. Rogers' design consists of a series of octagonal sections that rise up from the base of the monument. The lowest sections are…
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- 1872
Randolph Rogers
- 1881
The four allegorical bronze figures were added to the monument nine years after it was unveiled, completing the sculptural programme as designed.
- 2003-2005
The monument was moved about 125 feet south during the rebuilding of Campus Martius Park and rededicated on its new site in 2005.
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