Fountain Heights

Birmingham

I feel like I had heard of this church, but didnt really understand the significance of what happened there until I visited. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute right next door is a really well done history of racism and civil rights in the US. I'd definitely recommend if you are in Birmingham for a while.
I feel like I had heard of this church, but didnt really understand the significance of what happened there until I visited. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute right next door is a really well done history of racism and civil rights in the US. I'd definitely recommend if you are in Birmingham for a while.
Several powerful sculptures were commissioned for the park to illustrate the Civil Rights Movement events that happened here.

Police and Dog Attack - a sculpture at ground level that is made up of two opposing metal walls with three vicious dogs that lunge at you as you pass between them the way the dogs did at the 1963 demonstration. It's effect is profound and moving.
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#birmingham
#MLK # CivilRights
Several powerful sculptures were commissioned for the park to illustrate the Civil Rights Movement events that happened here and this one was one of tho most moving. 
The park served as a gathering place for demonstrations in 1963 and fire hoses were turned on marchers, many of them children. This art piece depicts the 

#MLK #CivilRights
Miss Electra, Power Goddess !! 

This Gold Leafed Goddess wields her lightning bolts over the City of Birmingham from 20 stories high atop the Art Deco Alabama Power Building built in 1925. 

 Finding the right vantage point to take a picture is tricky and you will need a long lens. I caught her on a very overcast day and was really hoping to catch her with a dark blue clear sky. Maybe next time...

Electra stands on her tippy-toes to reach 23 feet and, although it is ungentlemanly of me to discuss, weighs 4,000 pounds. She was originally cast in bronze and then gold leafed.

Cleaned and re-gilded on her 70th birthday in 1996, The "Butt-Naked" Babe still looks as intoxicating as ever from her elusive perch. 

She has no affiliation with Greek Myth Electra, the vengeful and murderous daughter of King Agamemnon. But.... not sure I would want to cross her either way with those ominous bolts in hand.

33°31'4"N   86°48'44"W
#birmingham

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Tourway Inn

Tourway Inn

2 out of 5
1101 6th Ave N Birmingham AL
Stay at this hotel in Birmingham. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a 24-hour front desk. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
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Everything worked fine and great

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La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Birmingham Hoover

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Birmingham Hoover

3 out of 5
120 Riverchase Pkwy E Birmingham AL
Harga adalah RM341 semalam dari 22 Jan hingga 23 Jan
RM341
RM397 jumlah
22 Jan - 23 Jan
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La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Birmingham Homewood

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Birmingham Homewood

3 out of 5
60 State Farm Pkwy Birmingham AL
Harga adalah RM256 semalam dari 27 Jan hingga 28 Jan
RM256
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Room was very clean and updated. The staff was helpful, friendly and courteous. We will stay there again. The room spray was a little intens, though.

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Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel

Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel

4 out of 5
1000 Riverchase Galleria Birmingham AL
Harga adalah RM515 semalam dari 2 Feb hingga 3 Feb
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Sonesta ES Suites Birmingham Homewood

Sonesta ES Suites Birmingham Homewood

3 out of 5
50 State Farm Pkwy Birmingham AL
Harga adalah RM300 semalam dari 8 Feb hingga 9 Feb
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Older hotel but well maintained and reasonably priced.

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DoubleTree by Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park

DoubleTree by Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park

4 out of 5
8 Perimeter Park South Birmingham AL
Harga adalah RM410 semalam dari 8 Feb hingga 9 Feb
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Staff is excellent. Cons- paying for parking. Website said all fees included. None of the ice machines work.

Diulas pada 12 Jan 2026

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This sculpture in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama depicts a vicious dog attack during the civil rights protests in 1963. This sculpture is very effective.  I got chills walking through and imagining what it just have been like. #civilrights #historymatters

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Pusat Bandar Birmingham

Pengembara mengunjungi Pusat Bandar Birmingham untuk pelbagai pilihan tempat makan, anda juga dapat melihat tarikan popular seperti Pusat Sains McWane dan Regions Field ketika anda berada di kota.

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Southside

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