PA Philadelphia – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:53:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Lionfighter https://equestrianstatue.org/fighting-the-lion/ Wed, 25 Jan 2017 13:52:21 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=18160 A dramatic and magnificent bronze sculpture: Man Fighting a Lion. The sculpture depicts a man seated on a rearing horse with a roaring lion lying just beneath the horse, reaching up and clawing the front flank of the horse.  The original cast stands in front of the National Museum in Berlin. This replica  at the entrance of … Continue reading "Lionfighter"

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]]> Medicine man https://equestrianstatue.org/medicine-man/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:24:12 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/medicine-man/ This statue as exhibited at the 1899 Paris Salon, and the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, where it won a gold medal.

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]]> Grant, Ulysses S. https://equestrianstatue.org/grant-ulysses-s-4/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1428 The post Grant, Ulysses S. appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Hancock, Winfield Scott https://equestrianstatue.org/hancock-winfield-scott-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1453 The statue is part of the Smith Memorial Arch and stands atop the north pier (the statue of George B. McClellan stands atop the south pier). Smith Memorial Arch is an American Civil War monument at South Concourse and Lansdowne Drive in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built on the former grounds of the 1876 Centennial Exposition, it serves as a gateway to West … Continue reading "Hancock, Winfield Scott"

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]]> McClellan, George Brinton https://equestrianstatue.org/mcclellan-george-brinton/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1687 The post McClellan, George Brinton appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> McClellan, George Brinton https://equestrianstatue.org/mcclellan-george-brinton-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1688 The statue is part of the Smith Memorial Arch and stands atop the south pier. (An equestrian statue of Winfield Scott Hancock is atop the north pier) Smith Memorial Arch is an American Civil War monument in Philadelphia. Built on the former grounds of the 1876 Centennial Exposition, it serves as a gateway to West Fairmount Park. The Memorial consists of … Continue reading "McClellan, George Brinton"

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]]> Washington, George https://equestrianstatue.org/washington-george-6/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2073 This equestrian statue is part of an impressive monument that overlooks the city. Washington, dressed in his military uniform, surmounts the work. Allegorical figures depicting his time are on the middle level, and on the lowest level are examples of the flora and fauna of the country. 

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