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Riverside, California (USA) – Inspired by the success of the World
Trade Center Memorial Design Contest, the Founders and Board of
Directors of The Monument of the Immortals launched a similar
competition.
The Monument of the Immortals is seeking a design for a monument
that will serve as the bridge between the history of the ancient and
modern Olympiads by listing the names of all victors from the start of
the games in 776 BC through the modern resurrection in 1896 and for
the next 1,000 years. The names will be listed in the native tongue
of the victor, introducing a global element to the project. The
Monument of the Immortals is expected to have a significant impact
on the local economy and regional tourism. Additional site plans
include a public park, registry of Olympians, visitors’ center and
gift shop.
This
is an open international competition that will be conducted in two
stages. The first stage (Stage I) requires the submission of design
concepts on a single presentation board. Members of an international
jury, led by the Honorable Ioannis Skoularikis, Mayor of the
Municipality of Ancient Olympia, will evaluate the submissions. Stage
I evaluations will be anonymous. At the end of Stage I, approximately
three finalists will be selected to proceed to a second stage (Stage
II) during which the finalists will further develop their design
concepts. The jury will then reconvene to review the revised designs,
and select a finalist to be announced in February 2004.
“We
hope to inspire our contestants to produce a design worthy of
recognition as a modern wonder of the world; they are competing with
history, the great sculptor Pheidias created one of the seven ancient
wonders in Olympia,” says Makis Havadjias, Co-Founder of The
Monument of the Immortals.
Detailed information about the competition is available at
www.themonumentoftheimmortals.com
or by faxed request to + 1 909-275-9930.
The
competition closes on January 10, 2004.
About The
Monument of the Immortals
The
Monument of the Immortals is a non-profit organization in California
(USA) and Cyprus dedicated to establishing a monument in Olympia,
Greece, the municipality of the ancestral home of the Olympic Games,
to honor the history and sportsmanship of Olympic competitors and
revive the ancient tradition of inscribing the names of Olympic
victors.
CONTACT: Karen Wynn
+ 1
909-275-9966
immortalsdesign@aol.com
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