| Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette | |
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 The statue in 2014 | |
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| Artist | Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi |
| Year | 1876 (1876) |
| Type | Statue |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°44′08″N 73°59′24″W / 40.73568°N 73.98997°W / 40.73568; -73.98997 |
Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette | |
| Location | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Part of | Union Square |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001678[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 9, 1997 [2] |
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.
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]
Media related to Lafayette statue in Union Square at Wikimedia Commons
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