Statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko
ArtistAntoni Popiel
Year1910
TypeBronze
Dimensions300 cm × 120 cm × 120 cm (120 in × 48 in × 48 in)
LocationWashington, D.C.
OwnerNational Park Service
Statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko
Statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko (Washington, D.C.) is located in Washington, D.C.
Statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko (Washington, D.C.)
LocationWashington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′0″N 77°2′7.4″W / 38.90000°N 77.035389°W / 38.90000; -77.035389
Arealess than one acre
Part ofAmerican Revolution Statuary.
NRHP reference No.78000256[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1978[2]

A bronze statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko by Antoni Popiel is installed in Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Park, in the United States.[3]

The statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as a part of American Revolution Statuary in Washington, D.C.

A copy of the monument was unveiled in Warsaw, Poland, in 2010.

History

The monument was dedicated by William Howard Taft, on May 11, 1910.[4]

During the George Floyd protests, on the night of May 31, 2020, the statue was defaced by protestors.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "American Revolution Statuary". National Park Service. July 14, 1978. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Brigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko, (sculpture)". SIRIS
  4. ↑ "Polish-American Manuments, Washington DC". Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  5. ↑ "Rioters vandalise statue of Polish-US hero Tadeusz Kościuszko as violent protests erupt across America". Retrieved 2020-06-01.


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