Statue of Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri is a public artwork by Italian sculptor Ettore Ximenes, located at in , United States. The bronze statue on a granite base depicts Dante Alighieri, an Italian poet and philosopher who is considered one of the greatest literary figures of the Late Middle Ages.
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  • Work of art
  • …is a statue
  • …lies at an elevation of 171 feet (52 metres)
  • Description: sculpture by Ettore Ximenes
  • Also known as
    “Alighieri Dante Statue”
    “Dante Aligheri Memorial Statue”
    “Dante Alighieri”
    “Dante Memorial Statue”
    “Dante Statue”

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Statue of Dante Alighieri

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Latitude
38.92021° or 38° 55′ 13″ north
Longitude
-77.03497° or 77° 2′ 6″ west
Open location code
87C4WXC8+32
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358957998
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q5221150

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Italian—“Statue of Dante Alighieri” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “দান্তে আলিগিয়েরি”
  • Cebuano: “Dante Statue”
  • French: “monument à Dante”
  • French: “Monument à Dante”
  • Italian: “Dante Alighieri”

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