Lafayette Memorial
The Lafayette Memorial is a public memorial located in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in New York City. The memorial, designed by sculptor Daniel Chester French and architect Henry Bacon, was dedicated in 1917 and consists of a bas-relief of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette alongside a groom (speculated by some historians to be James Armistead Lafayette) and a horse.
Lafayette Memorial (2021) | |
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| Location | Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
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| Designer | Daniel Chester French (sculptor) Henry Bacon (architect) |
| Fabricator | Gorham foundry Presbrey-Coykendall Company |
| Material | Bronze Granite |
| Length | 9 feet (2.7 m) |
| Width | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
| Height | 19 feet (5.8 m) |
| Dedicated date | May 10, 1917 |
| Dedicated to | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette |
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