Cuban Friendship Urn, Memorial monument in East Potomac Park, Washington DC, United States.
The seven-foot marble urn features decorative elements including an eagle with spread wings and neoclassical figures representing both nations joining hands.
Created from fragments of a memorial column in Havana that honored USS Maine victims, the urn was presented to President Coolidge by Cuban President Machado in 1928.
Spanish inscriptions on the urn express enduring friendship between Cuba and the United States, incorporating symbols from both nations including oak and laurel leaves.
Located at coordinates 38.8785445, -77.038269 near the 14th Street Bridge, the memorial stands among other historical monuments in the National Mall area.
After decades of disappearance during diplomatic tensions, the memorial was found abandoned in Rock Creek Park in 1996 and underwent restoration costing 11,000 dollars.
GPS coordinates: 38.87854,-77.03827
Latest update: March 6, 2025 00:40
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