Boston Marathon Memorial (1996)
Copley Sq. / Dartmouth St./ Boylston St. Robert Shure and Robert Lamb, Sculptors Mark Flannery, Designer
Bronze / Granite
The longest continuously run annual marathon in the world, the Boston Marathon ends here with this sculpture.
Situated in Copley Square, adjacent to the finish line of the Boston Marathon, this memorial celebrates the race’s 115th running. At first, the memorial might be easy to miss: instead of rising up vertically, like most of the sculptures this tour highlights, the memorial consists primarily of granite patterns set into the ground.
The central medallion traces the marathon’s course from the suburb of Hopkinton to Boston’s Back Bay, and an elevation map shows off its notoriously difficult hills. Around this central medallion are inscribed the names of the marathon’s winners, including Bobbi Gibb. Initially disguised as a man, she first ran the marathon in 1966 when women, thought to not be physiologically capable, were not yet allowed to enter the race. Depictions of the diverse runners of the Boston Marathon are captured in bronze reliefs on posts around the medallion.
"Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us"a Boston Monument Guide Book Boston, MA, can be purchased at the Old North Church Gift Shop and on Amazon.com
Copley Sq. / Dartmouth St./ Boylston St. Robert Shure and Robert Lamb, Sculptors Mark Flannery, Designer
Bronze / Granite
The longest continuously run annual marathon in the world, the Boston Marathon ends here with this sculpture.
Situated in Copley Square, adjacent to the finish line of the Boston Marathon, this memorial celebrates the race’s 115th running. At first, the memorial might be easy to miss: instead of rising up vertically, like most of the sculptures this tour highlights, the memorial consists primarily of granite patterns set into the ground.
The central medallion traces the marathon’s course from the suburb of Hopkinton to Boston’s Back Bay, and an elevation map shows off its notoriously difficult hills. Around this central medallion are inscribed the names of the marathon’s winners, including Bobbi Gibb. Initially disguised as a man, she first ran the marathon in 1966 when women, thought to not be physiologically capable, were not yet allowed to enter the race. Depictions of the diverse runners of the Boston Marathon are captured in bronze reliefs on posts around the medallion.
"Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us"a Boston Monument Guide Book Boston, MA, can be purchased at the Old North Church Gift Shop and on Amazon.com
These bronze reliefs were sculpted by Robert Lamb!
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