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Arch of Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and International Shrine of the Holy Innocents is a proposed monument to honor the Virgin Mary and unborn fetus|fetuses which were terminated through abortion. The association of the same name was founded in January of 2001 in order to raise funds for the project and to organize its construction. The proposed arch is 700 feet tall which would make it the tallest monument in the world. Like the similar Gateway Arch in Saint Louis, Missouri it would be ascendable. The height of 700 feet was chosen because in Catholic tradition 7 is a mystical number representing perfection. The proposed arch would be located in the Outer Harbor of Buffalo, New York on the shores of Lake Erie. The originator of the idea of the arch, Laurence D. Behr, is a Buffalonian. The reception of the initial proposal was mixed. The Buffalo News suggested that the money used for construction could be better spent, and cautioned that such an attraction be divisive within the community and a magnet for outside actors to sow division. In 2002, the Buffalo Common Council unanimously passed a resolution in favor of the arch. In the resolution, the Council cited its potential economic impact on the ailing region, the fact that most Buffalonians are Catholic, and that it would be an attractive addition to the city sky-line. The planned arch would be 700 feet tall which includes a planned giant golden crucifix on the top. The would be three chapels within the arch- one on the bottom of each leg and one on the top beneath the golden crucifix. As opposed to the Gateway Arch, this would be more angular. The estimated cost of the project is $100,000,000. The initial goal was for 1 million donors to each give $100. Such donors would have their names inscribed on the arch.
Category:Abortion Category:Marian Shrines This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Arch of Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and International Shrine of the Holy Innocents".
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