The Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a bronze statue by Frederick Hart. Unveiled on Veterans Day, November 11, 1984, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C, it is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorating the Vietnam War.- Type: Memorial
- Description: Bronze statue of three American servicemen, part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Also known as: “Three Servicemen”, “Three Servicemen Statue”, and “Three Soldiers”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lincoln Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Lincoln Memorial
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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 730 feet southwest of The Three Soldiers.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Monument
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Vietnam War.
Washington Monument
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The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 3,700 feet east of The Three Soldiers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Golden Triangle.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
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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.
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.
West End
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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.
The Three Soldiers
- Categories: sculpture, park, and historic site
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89054° or 38° 53′ 26″ northLongitude
-77.04817° or 77° 2′ 53″ westInception
1984Open location code
87C4VXR2+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 895985388OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q1456408
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“The Three Soldiers” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Three Servicemen Statue”
- French: “Les Trois Soldats”
- German: “Die Drei Soldaten”
- Persian: “سه سرباز (مجسمه)”
- Persian: “سه سرباز”
- Spanish: “Los Tres Militares”
- Spanish: “Los Tres Soldados”
- Spanish: “The Three Servicemen”
- Spanish: “The Three Soldiers”
- Urdu: “تین سپاہی (مجسمہ)”
- Urdu: “تین سپاہی”
- Western Panjabi: “تن سپاہی (مجسمہ)”
- Western Panjabi: “تن سپاہی”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vietnam Women’s Memorial and Statue of Abraham Lincoln.
Nearby Places
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