Homage to King

Atlanta, United States of America

Homage to King is a 1996 sculpture by Barcelona artist Xavier Medina Campeny, commissioned as a gift from the Spanish host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics to the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics. It is located at the southwest corner of Freedom Parkway and Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Old

Fourth Ward neighborhood. The work portrays Martin Luther King Jr. with outstretched arm, representing a welcome to those visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. The location is also one of an oft-used view of the Downtown Atlanta skyline.

Listen to the audio guide for Homage to King Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off

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Apex Museum musei · 1 km away
WSB-TV tower tower · 1 km away
Krog Street Tunnel street_art · 1 km away
Oakland Cemetery cemetery · 1 km away