Tour The Art
Tour The Art
- Title:
- Washington Monument
- Artist:
- Siemering, Rudolf
- Date:
- 1897
- Materials:
- bronze, granite
- Location:
- Eakins Oval, Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- District:
- 5
- Description:
- The Washington Monument, located at Eakin's Oval, is a permanent memorial to our nation's first president, George Washington. The artwork was originally dedicated and installed in 1897 at the Green Street entrance to Fairmount Park. In 1928, the monument was relocated to its current location. Thirteen steps lead up to the multi-tiered monument. The main focal point of the statue is Washington himself, depicted sitting on his horse. At the four corners of the platform are fountains, with reclining allegorical figures representing four rivers: the Delaware, Hudson, Potomac, and Mississippi. Each corner is marked by the placement of pairs of animal sculptures: moose, elk, buffalo, and bulls. The monument was a gift to the City of Philadelphia from the State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania
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