Statue of Alexander von Humboldt
The Alexander von Humboldt statue is a monumental statue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located in Humboldt Park, a major urban park in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, the statue depicts Alexander von Humboldt, a Prussian polymath and the park's namesake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Steven Kevil, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: statue in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Alexander Von Humboldt Monument” and “statue of Alexander von Humboldt”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture and Fritz Reuter Monument.
National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
Museum
Photo: Plij, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture is a museum in Chicago dedicated to interpreting the arts and culture of the Puerto Rican people and of the Puerto Ricans in Chicago. National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture is situated 1,200 feet south of Statue of Alexander von Humboldt.
Fritz Reuter Monument
Work of art
Photo: Prburley, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fritz Reuter Monument is a work of art, which is situated 620 feet south of Statue of Alexander von Humboldt.
Paseo Boricua
Work of art
Paseo Boricua is a section of Division Street in the Humboldt Park community of the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on Division Street, which is between Western and California avenues, in the neighborhood of Humboldt Park, more commonly known as 'Little Puerto Rico.' Paseo Boricua is a microcosm of the Puerto Rican community. Paseo Boricua is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Statue of Alexander von Humboldt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Town and Humboldt Park.
West Town
Suburb
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Town, northwest of the Loop on Chicago's West Side, is one of the city's officially designated community areas. Much of this area was historically part of Polish Downtown, along Western Avenue, which was then the city's western boundary.
Humboldt Park
Suburb
Photo: Steven Kevil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Humboldt Park, one of 77 designated community areas, is on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. The Humboldt Park neighborhood is known for its dynamic social and ethnic demographic change over the years.
Ukrainian Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ukrainian Village is a Chicago neighborhood located on the near west side of Chicago. Its boundaries are Division Street to the north, Grand Avenue to the south, Western Avenue to the west, and Damen Avenue to the east.
Statue of Alexander von Humboldt
- Categories: statue and tourism
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.90548° or 41° 54′ 20″ northLongitude
-87.70148° or 87° 42′ 5″ westOpen location code
86HJW74X+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 209392770OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q99539202
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Humboldt Park Boathouse Pavilion and Humboldt Beach.
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