George Washington on Horseback
George Washington on Horseback is an equestrian statue by sculptor Herbert Haseltine. It is located south of the Washington National Cathedral. It was dedicated on February 22, 1959.Photo: Slowking4, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: artwork by Herbert Haseltine
- Also known as: “George Washington Equestrian Statue”
Places of Interest
Highlights include All Hallows Guild Carousel and Number One Observatory Circle.
All Hallows Guild Carousel
Carousel
Photo: Slowking4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The All Hallows Guild Carousel, or simply the Traveling Carousel, is a historic carousel housed at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. since 1963.
Number One Observatory Circle
Government office
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., it is sometimes informally referred to simply as "the Naval Observatory".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Massachusetts Avenue Heights and Cathedral Heights.
Massachusetts Avenue Heights
Neighborhood
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Massachusetts Heights is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., dominated by the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. The neighborhood is bounded to the north by Woodley Road, to the southwest by Massachusetts Avenue, to the east by 34th Street NW, and to the west by Wisconsin Avenue.
Cathedral Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cathedral Heights is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, the neighborhood has a commercial corridor of shops and restaurants along Wisconsin Avenue.
McLean Gardens
Neighborhood
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McLean Gardens is a residential neighborhood in Northwest Washington, District of Columbia, United States, bounded by Rodman Street NW to the north, Idaho Avenue to the south, Wisconsin Avenue to the east, and 39th Street NW to the west.
George Washington on Horseback
- Categories: statue and monument
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“George Washington on Horseback” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “George Washington Equestrian Statue”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال جورج واشنطن على ظهور الخيل”
- French: “George Washington on Horseback”
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