General Jose de San Martin Memorial
The General Jose de San Martin Memorial is an equestrian statue memorial of Argentine general and independence leader José de San Martín in Washington, D.C., United States. The memorial is located at Virginia Avenue and 20th Street N.W. in the Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., near the United States Department of State. The memorial was sculpted by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont beginning in 1924. It is a replica of an original located at the Plaza San Martín in Buenos Aires. The memorial was a gift to the United States from Argentina and was dedicated on October 28, 1925. President Calvin Coolidge spoke at the dedication. It was rededicated on October 6, 1976.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article General Jose de San Martin Memorial (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).General Jose de San Martin Memorial
20th Street Northwest, Washington
Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address External links Nearby Places Show on map
Continue reading on Wikipedia
Geographical coordinates (GPS)
Latitude | Longitude |
---|---|
N 38.895 ° | E -77.045277777778 ° |
Address
General Jose de San Martin Memorial
20th Street Northwest
20009 Washington
District of Columbia, United States
Open on Google Maps