Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Statue in Union Square, Manhattan, New York, United States
The Statue of Mahatma Gandhi is an 8-foot (2.4 m) bronze figure by Kantilal B. Patel, larger than life size, standing in Union Square in Manhattan, New York. It was donated by the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation with support from Mohan Murjani and was reinstalled in 2002 in a landscaped garden area of the square.
The bronze statue by Kantilal B. Patel was donated by the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation with support from Mohan Murjani. It was dedicated on October 2, 1986, the 117th anniversary of Gandhi's birth, with civil rights leader Bayard Rustin giving the keynote speech. In 2001 it was removed and conserved, then reinstalled in 2002 in a landscaped garden area of Union Square.
The statue stands in Union Square, where it was dedicated on October 2, 1986, the 117th anniversary of Gandhi's birth. Civil rights leader Bayard Rustin gave the keynote speech at the ceremony, linking Gandhi's nonviolence to the American civil rights movement. The bronze figure is larger than life at 8 feet (2.4 m).
The statue stands in Union Square in Manhattan, reachable by the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R and W subway lines at the 14th Street–Union Square station. It was moved in 2001 and reinstalled in 2002 in a landscaped garden area of the square, so look for it there rather than at its original spot.
The statue was removed in 2001 for conservation and reinstalled in 2002 in a landscaped garden area of Union Square, so its present setting differs from the 1986 dedication site. Civil rights leader Bayard Rustin gave the keynote speech at the October 2, 1986 ceremony.
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