World Athelete's Monument (Atlanta, Georgia)

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The Prince of Wales's Foundation for Architecture through its American trustee Rodney Mims Cook, Jr. held a competition to construct a monument to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The competition was won by Anton Glikine of St. Petersburg, Russia.

The Prince desired to find a location where the Monument would have the most impact on the community in which it would be located. He also requested that one third of the funds for construction be raised in America. With a lead gift from the Randall family of Atlanta, construction began. The Olympics Monument was placed at Pershing Point, where a number of beaux arts buildings had been demolished in the late 1980s to facilitate traffic flow. The surrounding neighborhood was underutilized until the Monument was built, which to date has generated $75 million in new construction within a one-block radius. More is on the way.

Although not easily accessible and solely a work of art, CNN estimated that 20,0000 people were drawn to the World Athletes Monument during several days of international mourning for Diana, Princess of Wales. In addition, thousands have come to the site to celebrate Olympic victories and mourn past presidents at the time of their deaths. By contrast, the dramatic Millennium Gate site is a living monument with access to public parking and superior public transportation.