The Lafayette Monument is a bronze equestrian statue of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, by Andrew O'Connor, Jr.

Lafayette Monument
Artist	Paul Wayland Bartlett's (1865-1925)
Year	1924
Medium	Bronze
Dimensions	490 cm × 240 cm × 490 cm (192 in × 96 in × 192 in)
Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates	39°17′49.92″N 76°36′56.3″W
Owner	City of Baltimore

It is located on the northern edge of the South Park, at Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, directly across a cobblestone circle from The Washington Monument. It was dedicated on September 6, 1924, with President Calvin Coolidge in attendance. [1][2]

The inscription reads:
(Sculpture, front edge, proper left side:)
ANDREW O'CONNOR
1924
(Sculpture, rear proper left side:)
T. F. MCGANN & SONS CO FOUNDRY
BOSTON MASS
(Base, front:)

(Base, east side:)

(Base, west side:)
LA FAYETTE IMMORTAL
BECAUSE A SELF-FORGETFUL SERVANT OF
JUSTICE AND HUMANITY
BELOVED BY ALL AMERICANS
BECAUSE HE ACKNOWLEDGED NO DUTY MORE
SACRED THAN TO FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM
OF HIS FELLOW-MEN.
WOODROW WILSON.
signed Founder's mark appears.

See also

• List of public art in Baltimore

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lafayette Statue at Mount Vernon Place.

• https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/203406543/
• http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lafayette-monument/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120320105049/http://monumentcity.net/2009/05/15/marquis-de-lafayette-monument-baltimore-md/
• President Coolidge Attends Unveiling of Lafayette Statue - Ghosts of Baltimore blog

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