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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Tophotels in Fountain Heights

Tourway Inn

Tourway Inn

2 out of 5
1101 6th Ave N Birmingham AL
Verblijf bij dit hotel in Birmingham. Geniet van voorzieningen als gratis wifi, gratis parkeerplaatsen en een 24-uurs receptie. Gasten zijn in onze beoordelingen ...
7,2/10 Good! (847 beoordelingen)
Everything worked fine and great

Beoordeeld op 8 dec 2025

Tourway Inn
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
De prijs is € 84 per nacht van 25 jan tot 26 jan
€ 84
per nacht
25 jan - 26 jan
Boek een verblijf in Birmingham bij dit hotel voor zakenreizigers. Geniet van voorzieningen als gratis ontbijt, gratis wifi en gratis parkeerplaatsen. Uit onze ...
8,8/10 Excellent! (1.230 beoordelingen)
Room was very clean and in good condition.

Beoordeeld op 19 jan 2026

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Birmingham Hoover
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
De prijs is € 65 per nacht van 25 jan tot 26 jan
€ 65
per nacht
25 jan - 26 jan
Boek een verblijf in Birmingham bij dit hotel voor families. Geniet van voorzieningen als gratis ontbijt, gratis wifi en gratis parkeerplaatsen. Uit onze beoordelingen ...
8/10 Very Good! (590 beoordelingen)
Don't travel often. Just want clean, reliable and convenient. Breakfast, bed, parking, location and price were all very good.

Beoordeeld op 18 jan 2026

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Birmingham Homewood
Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel

Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel

4 out of 5
1000 Riverchase Galleria Birmingham AL
De prijs is € 126 per nacht van 1 feb tot 2 feb
€ 126
per nacht
1 feb - 2 feb
Boek een verblijf in Birmingham bij dit hotel voor zakenreizigers. Geniet van voorzieningen als gratis wifi, een buitenzwembad en ontbijt. Uit onze beoordelingen ...
8,8/10 Excellent! (1.366 beoordelingen)
All of the above

Beoordeeld op 18 jan 2026

Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel
Sonesta ES Suites Birmingham Homewood

Sonesta ES Suites Birmingham Homewood

3 out of 5
50 State Farm Pkwy Birmingham AL
De prijs is € 77 per nacht van 8 feb tot 9 feb
€ 77
per nacht
8 feb - 9 feb
Boek een verblijf in Birmingham bij dit hotel voor zakenreizigers. Geniet van voorzieningen als gratis ontbijt, gratis wifi en een buitenzwembad. Uit onze beoordelingen ...
8,2/10 Very Good! (1.001 beoordelingen)
Staff very friendly and professional. What ever you are using for air freshener is nauseating

Beoordeeld op 11 jan 2026

Sonesta ES Suites Birmingham Homewood
DoubleTree by Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park

DoubleTree by Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park

4 out of 5
8 Perimeter Park South Birmingham AL
De prijs is € 105 per nacht van 1 feb tot 2 feb
€ 105
per nacht
1 feb - 2 feb
Boek een verblijf in Birmingham bij dit hotel voor zakenreizigers. Geniet van voorzieningen als een buitenzwembad, ontbijt en roomservice. Uit onze beoordelingen ...
8,6/10 Excellent! (1.005 beoordelingen)
Staff is excellent. Cons- paying for parking. Website said all fees included. None of the ice machines work.

Beoordeeld op 12 jan 2026

DoubleTree by Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park
Laagste prijs per nacht gevonden in de afgelopen 24 uur op basis van een verblijf van 1 nacht voor 2 volwassenen. Prijzen en beschikbaarheid kunnen altijd wijzigen. Mogelijk gelden er extra voorwaarden.



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