Apotheosis of St. Louis
Apotheosis of St. Louis is a statue of King Louis IX of France, namesake of St. Louis, Missouri, located in front of the Saint Louis Art Museum in Forest Park.
- Work of art
- …is a statue
- …is also known as “Apotheosis of Saint Louis”
- …dates from 1903
- …is inscribed with “Presented to the City of St. Louis by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in commemoration of the Universal Exposition of 1904 held on this site.”
- Description: sculpture by Charles Henry Niehaus
Places of Interest Nearby
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Apotheosis of St. Louis
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Latitude
38.6398° or 38° 38′ 23″ north
Longitude
-90.29411° or 90° 17′ 39″ west
Open location code
86CFJPQ4+W9
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type = statue
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Apotheosis of St. Louis” goes by many names.
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