Equestrian statue of Bernardo de Gálvez
Bernardo de Gálvez is a bronze equestrian statue of Bernardo de Gálvez, 1st Viscount of Galveston, sculpted by Juan de Ávalos of Spain.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: artwork by Juan de Ávalos
- Also known as: “Bernardo de Galvez”, “Bernardo de Gálvez”, “Bernardo de Gálvez Memorial”, “Bernardo de Galvez Statue”, “equestrian statue of Bernardo de Gálvez”, and “Galvez Statue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.
Lincoln Memorial
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The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple. Lincoln Memorial is situated 2,400 feet south of Equestrian statue of Bernardo de Gálvez.
Washington Monument
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The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 1 mile southeast of Equestrian statue of Bernardo de Gálvez.
The Oval Office
Government office
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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 3,200 feet east of Equestrian statue of Bernardo de Gálvez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Golden Triangle.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. 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.
West End
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The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Equestrian statue of Bernardo de Gálvez
- Categories: sculpture, memorial, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89569° or 38° 53′ 45″ northLongitude
-77.04857° or 77° 2′ 55″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Inception
1976Open location code
87C4VXW2+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 358955217OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q4893974
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Equestrian statue of Bernardo de Gálvez” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bernardo de Galvez Statue”
- French: “Bernardo de Gálvez”
- Portuguese: “Bernardo de Gálvez”
- Russian: “Бернардо де Гальвес”
- Russian: “Памятник Бернардо де Гальвесу”
- Spanish: “Bernardo de Gálvez”
- Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Бернардо де Гальвесу (Вашингтон)”
- Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Бернардо де Гальвесу”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Galvez Park and Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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