Statue of George Washington, Bronze statue in Manhattan, New York, United States.
George Washington is a large bronze sculpture by John Quincy Adams Ward on the front steps of Federal Hall National Memorial on Wall Street. The figure wears a long coat, buttoned waistcoat, breeches and tall boots, his right arm extended with an open palm and his left hand holding a draped cloak.
The bronze statue by John Quincy Adams Ward was unveiled in 1883 to commemorate George Washington's first presidential inauguration. In 1789, Federal Hall stood on this Lower Manhattan site as the United States capitol building, and Washington took the oath of office on its balcony, approximately where the statue now stands.
The statue stands where Washington took the oath of office in 1789, on the balcony of the first Federal Hall, the capitol building of the United States. Visitors come to see the spot tied to the first presidential inauguration, and the bronze figure by John Quincy Adams Ward has marked it since 1883.
The statue stands outdoors on the front steps of Federal Hall National Memorial, so it can be approached from the Wall Street sidewalk at any hour. The steps are shallow but made of stone, and the bronze base sits above them. Federal Hall itself, behind the statue, is a staffed memorial with its own visitor entrance.
The statue stands a few steps from where Washington took the presidential oath in 1789, on the balcony of the first Federal Hall. Ward's bronze was unveiled in 1883, and an inscription on its base records the inauguration it commemorates.
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