Nobelmonument New York 2003

The Nobel Monument was erected in 2003 in a joint project initiated and overseen by the Consulate General of Sweden and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation with the purpose of honoring all American Nobel Laureates as well as the founder of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel. It is the only monument in New York City parks which features the names of living persons. Every year, the names of the American Nobel Laureates from the previous year are inscribed onto the monument and unveiled at an annual ceremony.
The Nobel Monument Dedication Ceremony took place on October 14, 2003 in the presence of Mayer of New York City Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden Margareta Winberg, H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Consul General of Sweden Olle Wästberg, Science Advisor to President Bush and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Dr. John Marburger III, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel and the designer of the Monument Sivert Lindblom. Photographer: Catarina Lundgren Åström took pictures from the occasion.

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Sponsors to the Monument
The Monument was created with significant support from The Merck Company Foundation; Skanska; Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation; Ambassador and Mrs. Lyndon L. Olson; and NCR Corporation.


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The Nobel Monument stands in New York’s Theodore Roosevelt Park. This location has a great symbolic value, as President Roosevelt was the first American to be awarded the prize in 1906 (Peace).