Travel Reference
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Statues and Monuments
George Washington
The city's first major outdoor statue was created in 1856 by Henry Kirke Brown. The
statue is a 14-foot (4-meter) equestrian figure on a granite pedestal.
• Union Square facing 14th St
Abraham Lincoln
This pensive figure by Henry Kirke Brown was commissioned shortly after the pres-
ident's assassination in 1865.
• North end of Union Square near 16th St
Marquis de Lafayette
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tion by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, creator of the Statue of Liberty.
• Madison Square
Mohandas K (Mahatma Gandhi)
The site for this 1986 statue of the hero of Indian independence was chosen because
the park was frequently the site of protest gatherings.
• Union Square
