The statue is know as "Unconditional Surrender" or simply "The Kiss." it is a depiction of the famous Life magazine photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt. It's one of the most famous photographs ever published by Life, V–J day in Times Square was shot in Times Square on August 14, 1945.
The 25-foot tall statue was placed in Times Square to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
This snapshot gives you a view of just how large the statue really is!
The statue was here in Sarasota Florida in 2005, moved 3,000 miles away to San Diego in 2006, and then returned to Sarasota in October 2008 where it will stay permanently.
Hope to see you over at EMPS!
13 comments:
What a great statue! Great capture too!
this statue used to be out right in front of the Midway ship in San Diego. I didn't realize it went back to Florida. It is an awesome statue though! I didn't realize the history behind it.
cool pictures!
betty
That statue gets around. :)
Why is Time Square called a square? its sort of a triangle...
kewl statue! huge!
What a romantic statue!!! I love it, ti's passionate and sweet at the same time!
COOL!
I saw this when it was in San Diego. I loved it!
Kelli
Love the statue! How different!!
I'm sure that has convinced some little girls to become nurses ;0. ~Mary
That was a photograph to remember and I love the statue, I'd like to see that in person. :-) I always had a thing for sailors too, I thought their uniforms were the best. Just my humble opinion. :-)
I've seen the photos, but I didn't know there's the statue! awesome.
Wow, thanks for adding the shot with the perspective! That statue is huge!
I saw it at the Midway in San Diego too, didn't know it was only temporary... Cool now you have it in Florida... small world... :)
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