Monument to Lafayette and Washington in Paris
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The Monument to Lafayette and Washington in Paris is a bronze statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi that commemorates the Franco-American alliance by depicting the Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington standing side by side.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze statue
ⓘ
equestrian-free commemorative monument ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public monument ⓘ |
| access | public ⓘ |
| artMovement | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
Franco-American culture
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials to George Washington ⓘ Monuments and memorials to Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ |
| commemorates |
American Revolutionary War alliance between France and the United States
ⓘ
Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-American alliance
|
| coordinates | 48.868°N 2.295°E ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| creator | Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
George Washington
ⓘ
Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
surface form:
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
|
| depicts |
George Washington
ⓘ
Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
surface form:
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
|
| genre | commemorative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasInscription | inscriptions honoring Lafayette and Washington ⓘ |
| hasPart |
statue of George Washington
ⓘ
statue of Lafayette ⓘ |
| hasPlaque | commemorative plaque explaining the Franco-American alliance ⓘ |
| hasStyle | realist figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasType | bilateral diplomatic monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected cultural heritage site in France ⓘ |
| imageSubject | Lafayette and Washington standing side by side ⓘ |
| inception | 1895 ⓘ |
| lighting | illuminated at night ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
8th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Avenue d’Iéna
ⓘ
Trocadéro ⓘ
surface form:
Trocadéro area of Paris
|
| locatedOn | Place des États-Unis ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Paris
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Paris
|
| partOf | public art of the 8th arrondissement of Paris ⓘ |
| sculptor | Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ⓘ |
| significantEvent | commemoration ceremonies on Franco-American anniversaries ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | symbol of Franco-American friendship ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
studies of Bartholdi’s public monuments
ⓘ
tourist guides to Paris ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 1895 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.