The Memorials of Nashville

Nashville's Korean War Memorial -- built in 1992 and located within the city's War Memorial Plaza complex -- honors the memory of the 843 Tennessee citizens killed during the 1950-1953 conflict.

The plaza also features a memorial to Tennessee's Vietnam War dead as well.

A memorial to all of Tennessee's combat wounded, known as the "Purple Heart Bench," also adorns the plaza grounds in the heart of downtown Nashville.

The city also established a memorial to Tennessee police officers killed in the line of duty back in 2000.

The columned center of the war memorial building occupying the city's War Memorial Plaza (located directly across the street from the state capitol) honors those from Tennessee who died in World War I. The left hand side of the buidling houses a war museum and auditorium, while the right side serves as an office building.

The statue in the center of the war memorial building honoring Tennessee's WWI dead.

Giant bronze plates on the walls surrounding the statue list all Tennessee's war dead from WWI.

Tennessee officially became the 16th state to join the Union in 1796, but Nashville didn't become its capital until 1843 -- and the capitol building took 14 years to build, opening in 1859. The bodies of President James Polk and his wife are entombed on the grounds.

Nashville is one of many U.S. cities now deploying hybrid diesel-electric buses to meet public trabsportation needs.

The home football stadium of the NFL's Tennessee Titans sits just a stone's throw from the state capitol building on the other side of the Cumberland River. This photo is taken from atop the city's Police Memorial Bridge

The John Sevier State Office Building honors one of Tennessee's "founding fathers," a man described in the history books as a "frontiersman and soldier."

The edifice housing Nashville's city hall and court system reflects the designs used for the other major public buildings dotting Nashville's downtown area.

One of modernistic touches to Nashville's city hall and court complex are these human-esque statues that light up at night.

Even the elevators serving city hall's underground parking lot do not lack for architectural flair.

Small statues intented to honor civic virtues lines many of Nashville's city streets. This one is called 'The Scholar.'