Category:New Zealand National Memorial to Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
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The New Zealand National Memorial to Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd is a memorial in Wellington, New Zealand. It was erected below the lookout on Mt Victoria, in honor of polar explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd. It was unveiled on 11 March 1962, the fifth anniversary of Byrd's death.
Originally covered in white stucco, it was reclad in the early 1990s with ceramic tiles depicting auroras, designed by artist Doreen Blumhardt. At the center of the monument, there's a bust of Richard Byrd designed by Thomas V. Johnston.
Media in category "New Zealand National Memorial to Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd"
The following 17 files are in this category, out of 17 total.
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Bust of Richard Evelyn Byrd at Byrd memorial, New Zealand.jpg 3,456 × 2,304; 4.17 MB
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Byrd Memorial closeup.jpg 3,404 × 2,270; 4.13 MB
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Byrd Memorial, New Zealand at sunset.jpg 3,456 × 2,304; 2.7 MB
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Byrd Memorial.jpg 1,536 × 2,048; 560 KB
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Byrd Memorial01.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 1.57 MB
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Close up of Richard Evelyn Byrd memorial at Mt Victoria Wellington New Zealand.jpg 3,000 × 4,000; 4.39 MB
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Dinkie, Pauline and Peter, Mt. Victoria, Wellington, 1968 - Flickr - PhillipC.jpg 2,766 × 1,695; 1.1 MB
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From Wellington to Antarctica (11541678353).jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 5.95 MB
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Mt Victoria Lookout.jpg 4,160 × 2,000; 2.18 MB
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Richard Byrd Memorial on Mount Victoria (6989035914).jpg 4,948 × 3,305; 10.95 MB
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Richard Byrd Memorial on Mount Victoria (7135125345).jpg 5,616 × 3,744; 10.81 MB
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Richard Evelyn Byrd memorial at Mt Victoria Wellington New Zealand 01.jpg 3,000 × 4,000; 4.91 MB
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Spomen-poprsje Richardu E. Byrdu.jpg 5,152 × 3,864; 7.43 MB
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The Byrd Memorial - panoramio.jpg 4,940 × 3,298; 3.83 MB
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Wellington (6793343487).jpg 1,024 × 681; 416 KB
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