Ether Monument

The Ether Monument, also known as The Good Samaritan, is a statue and fountain near the northwest corner of Boston's , near the intersection of Arlington Street and Marlborough Street.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: statue and fountain in Boston
  • Also known as: “The Good Samaritan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boston Public Garden and Swan Boats.

Park
Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.
The Public Garden, also known as , is a large park in the of , , adjacent to . It is a part of the system of parks and is bounded by and Boston Common to the east, Beacon Street and to the north, Arlington Street and to the west, and Boylston Street to the south.

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The are a fleet of pontoon pleasure boats which operate in a pond in the Public Garden in , Massachusetts. The have been in operation since 1877, and have since become a cultural icon for the city. is situated 560 feet southeast of Ether Monument.

Museum
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The is a historic house museum located at 137 Beacon Street in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It preserves the 1860 Victorian rowhouse occupied by three generations of the Gibson family. is situated 720 feet west of Ether Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Back Bay-Beacon Hill and Beacon Hill.

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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill 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.

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.

Suburb
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is the smallest officially recognized neighborhood of , , United States. As of 2010, its population was approximately 1,312 residents living in 837 housing units, most of which are small brick rowhouses.

Ether Monument

Latitude
42.35483° or 42° 21′ 17″ north
Longitude
-71.07145° or 71° 4′ 17″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Height
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87JC9W3H+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358276904
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q3718507
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“Ether Monument” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ether Monument”
  • Dutch: “Ether Monument”
  • French: “Ether Monument”
  • German: “Ether Monument”
  • Italian: “Ether Monument”

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Highlights include Good Will Hunting Bench and Eddie Doyle Square.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as 9 Arlington Street at the Public Garden and Zero Marlborough.

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