SEATTLE – On Saturday, Mayor Katie Wilson joined Indian Consulate representatives downtown to unveil Seattle’s latest statue. Just yesterday, Mariners Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki’s statue was unveiled.
On Apr. 11, the statue for Swami Vivekananda officially joined the Seattle city landscape. The ceremony happened outside the Westin downtown in the Westlake Square area at the junction of Westlake Avenue, 6th Avenue, and Stewart Street.
What they’re saying: — “It’s a gift to the city of Seattle and symbolically very strong, in resonance to the diversity and multicultural fabric of Seattle,” said Soumith Raju K, Consulate General of India in Seattle.…