Washington DC - Capitol Hill: General Ulysses S. Grant Memorial - Cavalry Group
Washington DC - Capitol Hill: General Ulysses S. Grant Memorial - Cavalry Group The General Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, located at the base of Capitol Hill below the west front of the United States Capitol and east of the National Mall, was installed over a period from 1912-1920 and officially dedicated on April 27, 1922. The memorial, created by sculptor Henry Merwin Shrady, assisted by sculptor Edmund Amateis, and architect William Pearce Casey, consists of of a long marble platform with an equestrian statue of General Grant in the center, and two groups of military figures--the Artillery Group on the south end, and the Cavalry Group on the north end. Shrady, who spent 20 years of his life working on the memorial, died two weeks before its dedication.
Size: 5100px × 3386px
Location: Washington
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