Simon Bolivar Statue

Item

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Washington
Title
Simon Bolivar Statue
Creator
Felix de Weldon
Date
1959
Description
This statue of Simon Bolivar was donated to the United States by the Venezuelan government and installed in 1955. Bolivar was a revolutionary Latin American military and political leader from the 1810s to the 1830s. He led the nations of Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to independence, earning the reputation of having founded democracy in Latin America.
Source
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original.
Coverage
1950-1979
Location
Virginia Avenue between 18th and C Streets NW, Washington, DC.