Harding Memorial

This memorial doesn’t seem out of place at all in Stanley Park. I loved the sculpture and solemnness yet strength of the memorial to former US President Warren G Harding.
Harding had visited Vancouver July 26, 1923, the first sitting U.S. president to visit Canada. He spoke to a crowd of about 50,000 on his visit and thrill the onlooking crowd. Harding was also a member of the Kiwanis. One week after visiting Vancouver, Harding died in San Francisco. So funds were raised to memorialize one of the great Presidents of the US in one of the last places he graced the public with his presence.
I thought the memorial was awesome as a visiting American and wasn’t too far from the Rose garden and restaurant in Stanley Park. Thanks Vancouver.