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War Memorial light installation June 18th 2025 297

The torch globes are replicas of the original globes from the 1920s. The lighting around the Memorial were designed as torches to allude that the female allegorical sculpture, often referred to as Victory, Liberty or the Spirit of Newfoundland, lit the globes using the flaming torch held in her left hand.

The torch globes are replicas of the original globes from the 1920s. The lighting around the Memorial were designed as torches to allude that the female allegorical sculpture, often referred to as Victory, Liberty or the Spirit of Newfoundland, lit the globes using the flaming torch held in her left hand.


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