 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
Liberty Memorial Structures
Several structures make up the Liberty Memorial designed by Howard Van Buren Magonigle. In the center is the 217-foot tall tower. Following restoration, the elevator inside will once again take visitors to the observation deck at the top. Also restored will be the "flame effect" from the tower's top, created by steam and colored lights.
Memory Hall features bronze plaques with the names of the Kansas Citians who died in the War. Murals and related exhibits are included.
Inside Museum Hall, educational exhibits and objects and documents tell the history of World War I.
The Liberty Memorial Museum stated in 1920 and is the only public museum for World War I in the United States. The Great Frieze (see next panel), the Fountain Court and the Fountains were added in the 1930s. During the Memorial's restoration, a public art project by artist Ellen Driscoll will be placed in the north lawn.
Other parts of the Memorial unseen from here are the pyramidal stairways and the courtyards that cover the space of over two football fields. On the south side are the Sphinxes, carved mythological figures representing memory and future.
The main structures were completed in 1926, with additions in the 1930s. It will reopen May 25, 2002.
Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association.
Pershing Rd. & Main St., Skyway from Crown Center to Union Station, Kansas City, Jackson County Missouri
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