Luther Monument

The Luther Monument is a public artwork located in front of Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington, D.C., United States. The monument to Martin Luther, the theologian and Protestant Reformer, is a bronze, full-length portrait.

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Type: Park
Description: artwork by Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel
Also known as: “Luther Statue”, “Martin Luther Monument”, and “Martin Luther Statue”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Mall and Thomas Circle.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

Thomas Circle

Park

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Thomas Circle is a traffic circle in Northwest Washington, D.C., United States. It is located at the intersection of 14th Street, M Street, Massachusetts Avenue, and Vermont Avenue NW.

Equestrian statue of George Henry Thomas

Work of art

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Major General George Henry Thomas, also known as the Thomas Circle Monument, is an equestrian sculpture in Washington, D.C. that honors Civil War general George Henry Thomas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Logan Circle and Downtown.

Logan Circle

Neighborhood

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Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

Golden Triangle

Neighborhood

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The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C., United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

Luther Monument

Categories: sculpture and Luther Monument
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90567° or 38° 54′ 20″ north

Longitude

-77.03192° or 77° 1′ 55″ west

Elevation

85 feet (26 metres)

Open location code

87C4WX49+76

GeoNames ID

4139532

Wikidata ID

Q6776037

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Luther Monument” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Martin Luther Statue”
French: “Martin Luther”
Korean: “루터 기념비 (워싱턴 D.C.)”
Korean: “루터 기념비”
Portuguese: “Monumento Luther”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Thomas Circle and Franklin McPherson Square.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Major General George Thomas Statue and Thomas Circle NW.

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