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The American Bar Association Monument to Magna Carta
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Situated in an enclosure on the
lower slopes of Cooper's Hill this memorial is formed of a classical /
Roman
style domed circular roof supported by eight Roman Doric columns
standing on a plinth decorated with an eight-pointed star. At the
centre is a pillar of English granite on which is inscribed:
"to
celebrate Magna Carta, foundation of the rule of law for ages past and
for the new millenium.""To
commemorate Magna Carta, symbol of Freedom Under Law".
The memorial was designed by Sir Edward Maufe who also planned the Commonwealth Air Forces Memorial standing above these slopes. The memorial to Magna Carta was commissioned and dedicated by the American Bar Association on 18 July 1957 at a ceremony attended by American and English lawyers. Since 1957 representatives of the ABA have visited and rededicated the Memorial renewing pledges to the Great Charter. In 1971 and 1985 commemorative stones were placed on the Memorial plinth. In July 2000 the ABA came: In 2007 on its 80th anniversary the ABA again visited Runnymede and during the convention installed as President Charles Rhyne who devised Law Day which seeks in the USA an annual reaffirmation of faith in the forces of law for peace. The ABA will be meeting at Runnymede in 2015 on the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the original charter. The Magna Carta Memorial is administered by the Magna Carta Trust, which is chaired by the Master of the Rolls. The enclosure also has oak trees planted in dedication to the principles of freedom under law - see "Symbolic Oaks" |
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