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Central Park W, Columbus Av, W 77 to W 81 Sts

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Nobel Monument

  • Sculptor: A. Lindberg (portrait medallion)
  • Architect: Sivert Lindblom
  • Description: Retangular four-sided stele with attached bronze medallion; engraved with names of American laureates
  • Materials: Vanga red granite (rough-hewn, Sweden), bronze, Swedish absolute black granite
  • Cast: 1999
  • Dedicated: Oct. 14, 2003
  • Foundry: H. Bergman, Sweden
  • Donor: Merck Company Foundation

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