A gigantic map of all the cool plaques in the world. A project of 99% Invisible.

Commemorating the Hebrew School & Giorgio Bassani

  https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Scuola_ebraica_ (Ferrara) Submitted by @GerardAudinet

    Museum of Islamic Art

    Plaque reads: 'Museum of Islamic Art Doha Qatar In the name of God, The Most Compassionate, The Most Merciful His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Amir of The State of Qatar,...

    • qatar
    • doha
    • museum
    • royalty
    • art

    Dr. Bertholo Lowenfeld

    DEDICATED TO DR. BERTHOLO LOWENFELD SUPERINTENDENT 1949 TO 1964 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

    • berkeley
    • california
    • cal
    • school for the blind
    • 1949

    John Talcott Overtook and Dispersed a Party of Indians

    "Twenty rods north of this stone was the Old Indian Fordway on the Middle Trail from Westfield to the Hudson River. Nearby Was the site of the Great Wigwam where Major John Talcott overtook...

    • indian massacre
    • english settlers
    • re-dedication

    Stewart Memorial Church

    STEWART MEMORIAL CHURCH (formerly St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church) 114 John Street North, Hamilton Founded c. 1835 as St. Paul’s AME Church, Stewart Memorial Church represents the...

      Captain John Locke

      CAPTAIN JOHN LOCKE  SETTLED HERE ON LOCKE'S NECK ABOUT 1640 KILLED BY THE INDIANS NEAR THIS SPOT AUGUST 26, 1696 ERECTED BY THE LOCKE FAMILY ASSOCIATION 1934

        Claremont Public Improvements

        CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1984 Claremont Public Improvements John Galen Howard, Architect, 1905 Claremont, a 1905 subdivision, was originally part of the 125-acre Edson Adams...

        • berkeley
        • california
        • bay area
        • claremont
        • urban park
        • olmstead

        The Place Where The First Soldier Was Killed On British Soil

        THIS TABLET MARKS THE PLACE WHERE THE FIRST SHELL FROM THE LEADING GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER STRUCK AT 8-10A.M. ON THE 16TH OF DECEMBER 1914 AND ALSO RECORDS THE PLACE WHERE (DURING...

        • wwi
        • england
        • battle cruiser
        • 1914

        Guide Hall Plaque

        Plaque on entrance to the Guide Hall in Hampton Street, Hampton: Reads: THIS PLAQUE PERPETUATES THE MEMORY OF MR. C. G. R. BARNETT, J.P. MR T. I. DUFF, J.P. MR H. V. SAMPSON, J.P. THE...

        • hampton
        • girl guides
        • melbourne
        • victoria
        • australia

        Prelate P J Triest

        Plaque to honor prelate P J Triest. Founder of the order of the brothers of charity. This order revolutionized the care for the orphans, mentally ill, sick and poor in belgium. Today the order...