Flying the NZ flag over Auckland Museum

Posted by Aaron Schmidt (Auckland, New Zealand) on 23 March 2006 in Architecture.

The inscription in stone reads:

"The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men they are commemorated not only by columns and inscriptions in their own country but in foreign lands also by memorials graven not on stone but on the hearts of men."

... which is a (poor) adaptation of the original quote written by Thucydides:

"The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men; they are honoured not only by columns and inscriptions in their own land, but in foreign nations on memorials graven not on stone but in the hearts and minds of men."

Considering both quotes are about the same length, I'm not sure why they changed it, still it's a nice quote and an appropriate one to be displayed on a building that holds human history and culture.

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