Triumph of the Human Spirit

Triumph of the Human Spirit is a 2000 black granite sculpture by Lorenzo Pace, installed at 's , in the U.S. state of . According to the City of New York, the 50-foot-high, 300-short-ton, abstract monument is derived from the female antelope Chiwara forms of Bambaran art.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork_type: sculpture
  • Description: Sculpture in Manhattan, New York, U.S.
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New York City Hall and Woolworth Building.

Town hall
is the seat of New York City government, located at the center of in the area of , between Broadway, Park Row, and Chambers Street. is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Triumph of the Human Spirit.

Photo: Aude, Public domain.
The is a 792-foot-tall residential building and early skyscraper at 233 Broadway in the neighborhood of in . is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Triumph of the Human Spirit.

One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC and as the , is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in , New York City. is situated 2,900 feet west of Triumph of the Human Spirit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Manhattan and TriBeCa.

Quarter
Lower Manhattan, also known as or Downtown New York City, is the southernmost part of the New York City borough of . The area is the historical birthplace of New York City and in the 17th and 18th centuries composed the entirety of the city.

A former industrial district in Lower , , short for "Triangle Below Canal Street", has transformed from artist community to upscale residential district in the 21st century.

's famous is a lively neighborhood, full of good values in restaurants and food shopping. Also on sale are cheap knockoffs of designer labels made in , and all sorts of trinkets and toys.

Triumph of the Human Spirit

Latitude
40.71444° or 40° 42′ 52″ north
Longitude
-74.00289° or 74° 0′ 10″ west
Inception
2000
Open location code
87G7PX7W+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1329113669
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q20880848
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