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Robert Gould Shaw Memorial

The Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment is a bronze relief sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens opposite 24 Beacon Street, Boston.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: monument by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Boston, United States
  • Also known as: “54th Memorial”, “Fifty-Fourth Memorial”, “Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment”, “Robert Gould Shaw Monument”, and “Shaw Memorial”
  • Inscription: “Robert Gould Shaw killed while leading the assault on Fort Wagner July twenty third eighteen hundred and sixty three”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Massachusetts State House and Boston Athenæum.

Government building
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The , also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the , located in the neighborhood of . is situated 410 feet north of Robert Gould Shaw Memorial.

Library
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The is one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States. It is also one of several membership libraries, for which patrons pay a yearly subscription fee to use Athenæum services. is situated 430 feet northeast of Robert Gould Shaw Memorial.

Church
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Park Street Congregational Church, founded in 1809, is a historic and active evangelical congregational church in , Massachusetts, United States. is situated 460 feet southeast of Robert Gould Shaw Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boston and Downtown Boston.

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A city of history and tradition, offers a proud legacy of culture, education, and numerous sporting championships. The "shining city on a hill"s independent spirit has been displayed to the world ever since colonists were angry over a British tax on their beloved tea and dumped shiploads of it into the harbor in protest.

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Downtown is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

Suburb
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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

Robert Gould Shaw Memorial

Latitude
42.35748° or 42° 21′ 27″ north
Longitude
-71.0635° or 71° 3′ 49″ west
Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)
Inception
May 31st, 1897
Open location code
87JC9W4P+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358276404
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Geo­Names ID
4948829
Wiki­data ID
Q7344886
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