Unusual Views of Miss Liberty
“The Lady with the Lamp, the Statue of Liberty, stands in New York Harbour. Her back is squarely turned on the USA. It’s no wonder, considering what she would have […]
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Lafayette and Washington Shaking Hands
“Resolved, Subject to the approval of the Art Commission, as provided in section 637 of the Charter of Greater New York, that the triangular plot east of Morningside Park and […]
The Marquis de Lafayette in Union Square
“As soon as I heard of American independence, my heart was enlisted.” — Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), this quote is chiseled on the pedestal for the bronze figure of the […]
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