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The Nobel Monument project was initiated and overseen by the Consulate General of Sweden and the City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation.

The monument was officially presented as a gift to the people of the City of New York on October 14, 2003.

The Nobel Monument in New York City

No other country has had as many Nobel Prize recipients as the United States. 290 Americans have had their achievements universally recognized since this prestigious award was first presented in 1901.

On October 14, 2003, Mayor Michael Bloomberg inaugurated a monument in Theodore Roosevelt Park behind New York’s Museum of Natural History to honor the American Nobel Laureates as well as the founder of the prize, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel.

The monument was designed by Swedish sculptor Sivert Lindblom, the leading designer of urban spaces in the city of Stockholm.  Lindblom's simple and classic design presents the lenghty list of American Nobel Prize recipients and it also leaves ample space for future honorees to be entered.

The additions of new names of American Nobel Laureates are honored with inscription ceremonies at the monument. The latest ceremony took place on June 5, 2007, when the inscriptions of names of the 2006 Nobel Laureates were celebrated. 

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Pictured: Sculptor Sivert Lindblom by the Nobel Monument in October, 2003
Photo: Helén Daun Rosengren

 
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