Capitol Square, SW

Capitol Square, SW includes the Peace Monument by Franklin Simmons, completed in 1878, erected to honor naval deaths at sea during the Civil War, with Grief, sometimes called America, weeping on the shoulder of History at the top of the 44-foot monument, Victory below with the infant Mars and Neptune at her feet holding a laurel wreath and an oak branch, and Peace facing the Capitol holding an olive branch with objects symbolizing civilization at her feet. It also includes the James A. Garfield Monument, with sculpture by John Quincy Adams Ward and pedestal by Richard Morris Hunt, completed in 1887, where beneath the portrait statue of President James A. Garfield, assassinated in 1881, three figures represent phases of his career: the Student for his early work as a teacher, the Warrior for his military service during the Civil War, and the Statesman for his achievements as Representative, Senator, and President. Also there is the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, with sculpture by Henry Merwin Shrady and architecture by Edward Casey, completed in 1920 and dedicated in 1924; at 44 feet high and over 250 feet long, it is the largest statuary group in Washington, and its figure of the Civil War general is among the largest equestrian statues in the world, with groups of cavalry and artillery soldiers and horses at the north and south ends.

Washington, District of Columbia · United States