Peace Monument

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The Peace Monument is a 19th-century neoclassical marble memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring naval officers who died during the American Civil War.

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Peace Monument canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
outdoor sculpture ⓘ
public artwork ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical ⓘ
artForm sculpture ⓘ
category American Civil War memorials ⓘ
Monuments and memorials to naval personnel ⓘ
Neoclassical sculptures in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
commemorates American Civil War naval dead ⓘ
commissionedBy United States Congress ⓘ
completionDate 1877 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dedicatedTo United States Navy officers who died in the American Civil War ⓘ
United States Navy sailors who died in the American Civil War ⓘ
designer Franklin Simmons ⓘ
elevation outdoor, open-air setting ⓘ
genre allegorical sculpture ⓘ
hasFigure allegorical figure of Mars ⓘ
allegorical figure of Neptune ⓘ
allegorical figure of Peace ⓘ
allegorical figure of Victory ⓘ
hasInscription inscriptions honoring officers and men of the United States Navy who fell during the Civil War ⓘ
hasMainFigure allegorical figure of Grief ⓘ
allegorical figure of History ⓘ
heritageDesignation contributing property to the Capitol Grounds historic area ⓘ
inception 1870s ⓘ
locatedAt Peace Circle ⓘ
locatedAtIntersection Pennsylvania Avenue NW and First Street NW ⓘ
locatedIn United States Capitol complex ⓘ
locatedNear United States Capitol ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
maintainedBy Architect of the Capitol ⓘ
materialUsed marble ⓘ
owner Architect of the Capitol ⓘ
partOf monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
sculptor Franklin Simmons ⓘ
subject peace after the American Civil War ⓘ
subjectOf National Register of Historic Places documentation for the Capitol Grounds ⓘ
symbolizes national reconciliation ⓘ
tribute to naval service in the Civil War ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
unveiled 1878 ⓘ
yearOfEstablishment 1877 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Capitol grounds → hasPart → Peace Monument ⓘ
Peace Circle → hasMonument → Peace Monument ⓘ
Peace Circle → hasSculpture → Peace Monument ⓘ