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Simon Bolivar Monument map_it

  • Sculptor: Sally Jane Farnham
  • Architect: Clarke & Rapuano
  • Description: Equestrian statue (heroic scale) on pedestal with four coats of arms
  • Materials: Statue and coats of arms--bronze; Pedestal--black granite (polished)
  • Cast: 1919
  • Dedicated: April 19, 1921
  • Donor: Government of Venezuela

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