Virginia Women’s Monument
The Virginia Women's Monument is a state memorial in Richmond, Virginia commemorating the contributions of Virginia women to the history of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States of America.Photo: WomenArtistUpdates, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: state memorial in Richmond, Virginia commemorating the contributions of Virginia women
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia State Capitol and Virginia Supreme Court Building.
Virginia State Capitol
Government office
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, the state capital. It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619. Virginia State Capitol is situated 350 feet southeast of Virginia Women’s Monument.
Virginia Supreme Court Building
Courthouse
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Virginia Supreme Court Building is a courthouse, which is situated 360 feet west of Virginia Women’s Monument.
Old City Hall
Courthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Old City Hall, known formerly as City Hall, is the former city hall of Richmond, Virginia that was designed by Elijah E. Myers. It served as City Hall from its completion in 1894 through the 1970s. Old City Hall is situated 490 feet east of Virginia Women’s Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Downtown Richmond.
Shockoe Slip
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Shockoe Slip is a district in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia. The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former James River and Kanawha Canal.
Downtown Richmond
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.
Monroe Ward
Neighborhood
Photo: Jhw57, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monroe Ward is a historic neighborhood in Downtown Richmond. It is east of the Fan district and includes several apartment buildings, usually with VCU students living in them.
Virginia Women’s Monument
- Categories: sculpture, monument, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53946° or 37° 32′ 22″ northLongitude
-77.43447° or 77° 26′ 4″ westInception
October 31st, 2018Open location code
8794GHQ8+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1197168808OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q96414039
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In Other Languages
From Spanish to Urdu—“Virginia Women’s Monument” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Monumento a las mujeres de Virginia”
- Urdu: “ورجینیا خواتین کی یادگار”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Richmond, VA Mile Marker 0 and Virginia Washington Monument.
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