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Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (New York City)

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Marquis de Lafayette is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette by artist Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, located at Union Square Park in Manhattan, New York.

Year1876 (1876)
TypeStatue
MediumBronze
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Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette
The statue in 2014
ArtistFrédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Year1876 (1876)
TypeStatue
MediumBronze
SubjectGilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Location
  • New York City, New York, United States
  • 40.73568°N 73.98997°W / 40.73568; -73.98997
Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette
LocationManhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Part ofUnion Square
NRHP reference No.97001678[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1997 [2]
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Description and history

Donated by French residents of New York and dedicated on September 6, 1876, the portrait statue rests on a Quincy granite pedestal. In 1991, it was conserved by the Municipal Art Society and the New York City Art Commission's joint Adopt-A-Monument Program.[3]

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