Robert E. Lee Monument
Robert E. Lee Monument, Civil War monument in Lee Circle, New Orleans, United States.
The bronze statue featured General Robert E. Lee standing atop a sixty-foot marble column with a granite base in a major traffic circle.
The Robert E. Lee Monument Association raised funds after Lee's death in 1870 and erected the statue in 1884 during a ceremony with Confederate veterans.
The monument generated extensive public discussions about Confederate symbols in public spaces, leading to its removal from the traffic circle in 2017.
The sixteen-foot bronze figure remained at its original location for 133 years until workers dismantled it following a City Council decision.
The column contained an interior staircase and required substantial foundation repairs in 1953, when the entire statue needed to be lifted.
Location: Louisiana
Part of: Lee Circle
GPS coordinates: 29.94306,-90.07222
Latest update: May 13, 2025 18:21
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