William H Seward - Govenor. US Senator
Placering: Madison Square Park. NYC
Konstnär: Randolph Rogers
Material: Brons
Seward (1801–1872). The sculpture was dedicated in 1876, and Seward is said to be the first New Yorker to be honored with a monument in the city. Seward served as a state senator of New York from 1831 to 1834, and as Governor of New York from 1839 to 1843. He was elected United States Senator from New York from 1849 through 1861. In 1849 he won as a Whig and emerged as the leader of its anti-slavery wing.
George Washington / Federal Hall
Placering: 26 Wall Street. NYC. (framför Federal Hall)
Konstnär: ...
Material: ...
Here on Wall Street, George Washington took the oath of office as our first President, and this site was home to the first Congress, Supreme Court, and Executive Branch offices. Now, the building serves as a museum and memorial to our first President and the beginnings of the United States of America.
Statue of Liberty - Frihetsgudinnan
Placering: Liberty Island. New York Harbor. NYC.
Konstnär: Frédéric Bartholdi
Material: Brons
The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in 1924 and restored for her centennial on July 4, 1986.
The statue, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue has become an iconic symbol of freedom and of the United States.
New York # I - Historik i fokus
Statyer KommenteraWilliam H Seward - Govenor. US Senator
Placering: Madison Square Park. NYC
Konstnär: Randolph Rogers
Material: Brons
Seward (1801–1872). The sculpture was dedicated in 1876, and Seward is said to be the first New Yorker to be honored with a monument in the city. Seward served as a state senator of New York from 1831 to 1834, and as Governor of New York from 1839 to 1843. He was elected United States Senator from New York from 1849 through 1861. In 1849 he won as a Whig and emerged as the leader of its anti-slavery wing.
George Washington / Federal Hall
Placering: 26 Wall Street. NYC. (framför Federal Hall)
Konstnär: ...
Material: ...
Here on Wall Street, George Washington took the oath of office as our first President, and this site was home to the first Congress, Supreme Court, and Executive Branch offices. Now, the building serves as a museum and memorial to our first President and the beginnings of the United States of America.
Statue of Liberty - Frihetsgudinnan
Placering: Liberty Island. New York Harbor. NYC.
Konstnär: Frédéric Bartholdi
Material: Brons
The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in 1924 and restored for her centennial on July 4, 1986.
The statue, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue has become an iconic symbol of freedom and of the United States.