Virginia Washington Monument
The Virginia Washington Monument, known locally simply as the Washington Monument, is a 19th-century neoclassical statue of George Washington located on the public square in Richmond, Virginia.Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: monument in the capitol square, at Richmond, Virginia
- Also known as: “George Washington Statue” and “Washington Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia State Capitol and Old City Hall.
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.
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 350 feet east of Virginia Washington Monument.
Virginia Women’s Monument
Work of art
Photo: WomenArtistUpdates, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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 Washington Monument
- Categories: monument, park, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53952° or 37° 32′ 22″ northLongitude
-77.43397° or 77° 26′ 2″ westOpen location code
8794GHQ8+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 658621480OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q7934655
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In Other Languages
“Virginia Washington Monument” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “George Washington Statue (parke sa Estados Unidos, Virginia)”
- Cebuano: “George Washington Statue”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Richmond, VA Mile Marker 0 and General Assembly Building.
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