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Robert E Lee Monument
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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Pujol, Paul Architect
1890/05/29 Merius-Jean-Antonin Mercie Architect The Robert E Lee Monument, a masterpiece of French academic sculpture by Marius Jean Antonin Mercie, is dedicated. The equestrian statue memorializes Lee's military accomplishments and the emergence of the South from the difficulty of Reconstruction.
2021/09/08 The Commonwealth of Virginia removes the Robert E Lee Monument.

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Particulars for Robert E Lee Monument:
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Art
Criteria Historic Event
Sight Category Object
Area of Significance Social History
Owner State
Historic Use Work of Art



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 5th January 2007

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Lee, Robert E., Monument
Registry Address: 1700 Monument Ave., jct. of Monument and Allen Aves.
Registry Number: 06001213
Resource Type: Object
Owner: State
Architect: Mercie, Merius-Jean-Antonin; Pujol, Paul
Architectural Style: No style listed
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Art, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1890
Historic Function: Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Work of art (sculpture, carving, rock art)
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Work of art (sculpture, carving, rock art)

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