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Discover 18 unusual statues in Washington, D.C.. Share Tweet. Washington, D.C. Joan of Arc Equestrian Statue. The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.
- Women's Titanic Memorial
- Adams Memorial
- Emancipation Memorial
- Albert Einstein Memorial
- Rabboni
- Full Count
- Olive Risley Seward
- A. Philip Randolph
- Kahlil Gibran Memorial Garden
Where:Washington Channel Park, Fourth and P Sts SW
The outstretched arms of this red granite figure seem to mimic Rose’s in the movie Titanic,but this statueat Fort McNair’s northernmost tip, overlooking the Washington Channel, was installed long before the 1997 blockbuster hit the silver screen. Designed by socialite Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (who opened the Whitney Museum of American Artin NYC) and unveiled in 1931, it’s dedicated by female survivors ‘to the brave men who perished in the wreck of the Titanicon April 15, 1912. They gave th...
Where: Section E, Lot 202, Rock Creek Cemetery, Petworth Perhaps one of DC’s most chilling statues, this seated, shrouded bronze figure, tucked away behind a ring of tall conifers in Rock Creek Cemetery, captures the complex mingling of grief and serenity upon death. It's also known as 'Grief' – and rightly so. Novelist Henry James commissioned it ...
Where: Lincoln Park, Capitol Hill
Standing in the heart of one of Capitol Hill’s prettiest parks, the Emancipation Memorialwas one of the nation’s first memorials to honor Abraham Lincoln(1809-1865). It’s also one of the most controversial. Sculpted by Thomas Ball and dedicated in 1876, the towering bronze statue depicts Lincoln as a generous, self-assured leader. The former President is holding the Emancipation Proclamation in one hand, lording over a half-dressed formerly enslaved man, his broken chains by his side. Yes, it...
Where: National Academy of Science, on Constitution Avenue, NW
Anyone who has sat in the lap of this larger-than-life bronze statueof a relaxed, seated Einstein (1879-1955) states this is their favorite statue in DC. Yes, that’s right, sat.Kids love crawling all over it; well, adults do, too. Dedicated in 1978, on the 100th anniversary of the scientist’s birth, the giant figure holds a bronze paper containing his three greatest scientific contributions: the photoelectric effect, the theory of general relativity and the equivalence of energy and matter. I...
Where: Section B, Lot 164, Rock Creek Cemetery, Petworth
A bronze Mary Magdalene reaches toward the risen Jesus Christ on Easter morning in what must be one of the city’s most startling statues. Black streaks run down her face, and her hollow eyes look into the empty void. The aging effects on the bronze – creating a green-black patina – adds to the effect. Sculpted by Gutzon Borglum of Mount Rushmore fame and located in Rock Creek Cemetery, it memorializes the family of Charles Matthews Ffoulke (1851-1909), a prominent DC banker and tapestry colle...
Where: Federal Reserve Bank courtyard, 20th and Virginia Ave NW
Right in the heart of downtown DC, mere blocks from the White House, a pitcher, batter, catcher and umpire are caught up in a game of baseball on the courtyard of the Federal Reserve Bank. They’re in perfect, game-correct positions, waiting for the pitch … graceful bronze statues all. The sculptor, John Dreyfuss, who created the group in 1988, once stated, ‘Baseball is still the lens through which Americans see themselves and debate controversial issues.’ Fitting, in the nation’s capital.
Where: Just off Seward Park, 6th St and North Carolina Ave SW, Capitol Hill
She stands graceful and somewhat obscure in someone’s front yard, just off Seward Square on Capitol Hill. Sculptor John Cavanaugh decided that statue-less Seward Square, named for William Henry Seward, Lincoln’s secretary of state (best known for the purchase of Alaska, known as ‘Seward’s Folly’), needed a monument. Just why he chose to memorialize Seward’s adopted daughter is anyone’s guess, especially given the fact that he did the work, fashioned from hammered lead, in 1971, long after her...
Where: Union Station
It may seem odd that this stately statue was placed at Union Station, in front of a Starbucks and amid the hustle-bustle of Amtrak’s boarding gates. But considering the fact that Randolph (1889-1979) served as president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, one of the first labor unions led by African Americans, it makes perfect sense. Randolph went on to become a key Civil Rights leader, partnering with Martin Luther King Jr to become one of the chief organizers of the 1963 March on Wa...
Where:Massachusetts Ave NW
Along Massachusetts Avenue toward Observatory Circle, a series of statues honors some of the world’s greatest men, Gandhi and Mandela among them. Kahil Gibran(1883-1931) is there too, the Lebanese poet and philosopher who wrote The Prophet(fun fact: he’s the third best-selling artist after Shakespeare and Laozi). The thing is, this statue, designed by Gordon Kray on the 100th anniversary of Gibran’s birth, is not your typical monument. It’s a floating bronze head affixed to a stone wall embra...
Isabella of Aragon. Bona Sforza d'Aragona (2 February 1494 – 19 November 1557) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano by her own right. She was a surviving member of the powerful House of Sforza, which had ruled the Duchy of Milan since 1447.
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May 23, 2016 · Polish nobles considered her a dangerous woman who had a surprising amount of power over her husband King Sigismund I. Their wedding started a new chapter in the history of Poland, but Bona Sforza was never a favorite queen of her subjects. Bona Sforza was born on February 2, 1494 in Vigevano, Italy. She grew up surrounded by stories about ...
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Bona Sforza, queen of Poland (d. 19 November 1557) Raised at the brilliant Renaissance court of Milan, Bona Sforza was well educated, her studies including the discipline of statecraft as well as languages, literature, and music, more traditional occupations for women.*. And, by the way, she is Caterina Sforza 's niece, the daughter of Caterina ...
Jul 18, 2021 · Address. 1964 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20004, USA. Phone +1 202-426-6841. Web Visit website. The memorial, set on the corner of the Tidal Basin in the heart of Washington D.C., honors Dr. King’s national and international contributions and vision for all to enjoy a life of freedom, opportunity, and justice.
Bona Sforza, daughter of the duke of Milan, married Sigismund I, king of Poland, in 1518. At Sigismund’s death in 1548 she returned to Italy, where she died in 1557. The cameo is inlaid with gold that enhances details of Bona’s chain and hairnet, and a silver Medusa’s head (see detail; for Medusa, see also fig. 59) is inset on her breast ...
