Equestrian statue of George Washington
Lieutenant General George Washington is an 1860 equestrian statue of George Washington, at Washington Circle, at the edge of the George Washington University's campus, in Washington, D.C. The statue was sculpted by Clark Mills, who also created the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in front of the White House.Photo: SchuminWeb, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: artwork by Clark Mills
- Also known as: “Lieutenant General George Washington” and “Lieutenant General George Washington Statue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Washington Circle and George Washington University Hospital.
Washington Circle
Park
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washington Circle is a traffic circle in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States. It is located on the border of the Foggy Bottom and West End neighborhoods, which is a part of Ward 2.
George Washington University Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Marcus Qwertyus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The George Washington University Hospital is a short-stay hospital in Washington, D.C. affiliated with the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. George Washington University Hospital is situated 470 feet southwest of Equestrian statue of George Washington.
Lincoln Memorial
Photo: UpstateNYer, Public domain.
The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple. Lincoln Memorial is situated 1 mile south of Equestrian statue of George Washington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and West End.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
Photo: bootbearwdc, CC BY 2.0.
Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
West End
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
Equestrian statue of George Washington
- Categories: sculpture, monument, park, and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90253° or 38° 54′ 9″ northLongitude
-77.05012° or 77° 3′ 0″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
87C4WW3X+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 66646399OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q6544400
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“Equestrian statue of George Washington” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lieutenant General George Washington Statue”
- French: “Lieutenant General George Washington”
- Spanish: “Estatua ecuestre de George Washington (Washington Circle)”
- Spanish: “Estatua ecuestre de George Washington”
- Tamil: “ஜார்ஜ் வாஷிங்டனின் குதிரையேற்ற சிலை (வாஷிங்டன் வட்டம்)”
- Tamil: “ஜார்ஜ் வாஷிங்டனின் குதிரையேற்ற சிலை”
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