07 Jul 26 2010 Habitat Sculpture HDR 06_DSC_4180And8moreEnhancer

07 Jul 26 2010 Habitat Sculpture HDR 06_DSC_4180And8moreEnhancer, originally uploaded by VancouverDoug.

The Habitat Sculpture - Jericho Beach Park - Vancouver Canada. Shot in High Dynamic Range on a sunny summer day (July 26 2010). The plaque on one of the 8 black stones that act as a Stonehedge like seating area reads as follows:

"Habitat Sculpture

This sculpture by Bernard Thor commemorates the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements Habitat Forum for non-governmental organizations held on this site at Jericho Beach Park – May 31st to June 11th 1976.

Five abandoned World War II airplane hangars, which had remained in this park, were converted into exhibitions and meeting spaces fashioned almost entirely of recycled wood through the volunteer efforts of over 10,588 people. As well, the original railings from the Lions’ Gate Bridge were erected on the hanger apron to enclose this space.

This plaque was installed in June 1996 to remember “A moment in time when people came together to think of their neighbors.”

Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation."