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The rotunda features murals and statues depicting the Elks' four cardinal virtues: charity, justice, brotherly love, and fidelity. The friezes portray the "Triumphs of War" on one side and "Triumphs of Peace" on the other. The entrance is flanked by two large bronze sculptures of elks. The Elks rededicated the memorial in 1946, 1976, and 1994 to honor veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and all subsequent conflicts. On October 1, 2003, the City of Chicago granted the memorial landmark status.

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  • Elks National Veterans Memorial
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  • The rotunda features murals and statues depicting the Elks' four cardinal virtues: charity, justice, brotherly love, and fidelity. The friezes portray the "Triumphs of War" on one side and "Triumphs of Peace" on the other. The entrance is flanked by two large bronze sculptures of elks. The Elks rededicated the memorial in 1946, 1976, and 1994 to honor veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and all subsequent conflicts. On October 1, 2003, the City of Chicago granted the memorial landmark status.
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  • The rotunda features murals and statues depicting the Elks' four cardinal virtues: charity, justice, brotherly love, and fidelity. The friezes portray the "Triumphs of War" on one side and "Triumphs of Peace" on the other. The entrance is flanked by two large bronze sculptures of elks. The Elks rededicated the memorial in 1946, 1976, and 1994 to honor veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and all subsequent conflicts. On October 1, 2003, the City of Chicago granted the memorial landmark status. Besides its status as a memorial, the building serves as the national headquarters of the Elks.
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