The equestrian statue of Charles IV of Spain is a bronze sculpture cast by Manuel Tolsá built between 1796 and 1803 in Mexico City, Mexico in honour of King Charles IV of Spain, then the last ruler of the New Spain. This statue has been displayed in different points of the city and is considered one of the finest achievements of Mr. Tolsá. It now resides in Plaza Manuel Tolsá.
Jean Cardot was a French sculptor, born in Saint-Étienne, France. He is known for his monumental sculptures that depict political figures and that are designed to complement particular architectural settings.
Brigadier General Thaddeus Kościuszko is a bronze statue honoring Polish military figure and engineer Tadeusz Kościuszko. The sculpture was dedicated in 1910, the third of four statues in Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C., to honor foreign-born heroes of the American Revolutionary War. Born in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1746, Kościuszko later received education at a Jesuit school before attending the Corps of Cadets in Warsaw. He later traveled to France where he studied in military academy libraries and adopted views of human liberty during the Age of Enlightenment. He moved to the Thirteen Colonies in 1776, where the war with the Kingdom of Great Britain had already begun. Kościuszko served as an engineer in the Continental Army, earning the praise of his superiors, including General George Washington.
The Aviator Monument is a monument in Warsaw designed by Edward Wittig in honor of Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, two aviation heroes of Poland. It is a reconstruction of the original monument that was unveiled in 1932 in Union of Lublin Square and destroyed in 1944. The current monument was constructed in 1967.
La Défense de Paris is a bronze statue by French sculptor Louis-Ernest Barrias. It commemorates the French dead from the Siege of Paris in 1870–71, during the Franco-Prussian War. The sculpture group was unveiled to the west of Paris on 12 October 1883, erected on an existing plinth that had previously supported a bronze sculpture of Napoleon by Charles Émile Seurre, alongside the crossroads between Courbevoie and Puteaux. The location became the La Défense roundabout, but the statue was later removed. The surrounding area was subsumed into Paris as the city expanded later in the 19th and in the 20th centuries; the area became known as La Défense after the statue. The statue was removed to a new location about 1965, and then moved several times before it was placed at its current location near the Arche de la Défense in 2017.
The Grunwald Monument is an equestrian statue of King of Poland Władysław II Jagiełło (1352–1434) located at Matejko Square in Kraków's Old Town and constructed in 1910 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald.
Marcin Rożek was a Polish sculptor and painter and co-founder and professor at the School of Decorative Arts in Poznań. Rożek is most closely associated with the region of Greater Poland and the city of Poznań, in particular, although he was a well-established and highly regarded artist throughout Poland during the 1920s and 1930s.
A statue of Winston Churchill by Jean Cardot was inaugurated in the grounds of the Petit Palais on the Avenue Winston Churchill in the 8th arrondissement of Paris in 1998. The statue of the former British prime minister is one of few statues of foreigners in the French capital.
The Saint Anthony Monument is a monument in Lisbon, Portugal, located at the Alvalade Square, within the civil parish of Alvalade. It consists of a bronze statue on a pedestal formed by 4 marble blocks. The statue depicts Anthony of Padua, a 12th- and 13th-century Roman Catholic priest, who is the official patron saint of the city of Lisbon. The monument had been created by architect Carlos Antero Ferreira and sculptor António Duarte, and unveiled on 4 October 1972.
The General Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski Monument is a monument in the Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły Park in Warsaw, Poland. It is dedicated to Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski, officer of the Polish Armed Forces, who fought in the Warsaw Uprising during the World War II. It was designed by Marcin Nowicki and unveiled on 2 August 2019.
The William I Monument was a monument in Szczecin, Poland, in form of an equestrian statue of William I, emperor of Germany from 1871 to 1888. It was designed by sculptor Karl Hilgers and unveiled on 1 November 1894 at the King Square. The monument was dismantled on 31 July 1945.
The 1st Armoured Division Monument is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, located at the Disabled People Square, near Wojska Polskiego Avenue. It is dedicated to the 1st Armoured Division of the Polish Armed Forces, that fought in the Second World War. The monument was designed by sculptor Jerzy Sikorski and architect Andrzej Kiciński, and unveiled on 30 September 1995.
The Halina Mikołajska Monument is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, in the Downtown disctict, located in the Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły Park near the building of the Senate of Poland. It consists of a bronze statue of Halina Mikołajska (1925–1989), actress and activist of the pro-democratic movement in the Polish People's Republic. The monument was designed by Krystyna Fałdyga-Solska, and unveiled on 4 June 2012.
The Edward Mandell House Monument is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, in the district of Praga-South placed in the Skaryszew Park. It consists of the bronze statue of Edward M. House, a 20th-century diplomat, and advisor to the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson, who heleped in outlining his Fourteen Points. The monument was originally made by François Black, and unveiled on 4 July 1932. It was destroyed around 1951, and its replica, made by Marian Konieczny, was unveiled on 11 November 1991.
The Reksio Monument is a monument in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, placed at a small square between Jedynastego Listopada and Stojałowskiego Streets. It consists of the bronze statue of Reksio, a fictional dog from series of children's animated adventure-comedy television series of the same name, that were produced from 1967 to 1990, and created by Lechosław Marszałek. The monument was designed by Jerzy Mikler, and unveiled on 3 August 2009.
The Marcin Kasprzak Monument is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, at 18 and 20 Kasprzaka Street, within the district of Wola. It consists of a bronze bust of Marcin Kasprzak, a 19th- and 20th-century labour movement activist, placed on a granite pedestal. It was designed by Edmund Matuszek, and unveiled in 1975.
The Swantopolk II the Great Monument is a bronze statue in Gdańsk, Poland, located in the Main City neighbourhood, within the Downtown. It is placed the Swantopolk II the Great Square, between Grobla II, Świętojańska, Szeroka, and Złotników Streets. The monument is dedicated to duke Swantopolk II, ruler of the Duchy of Gdańsk from 1227 and 1266. It was designed by Wawrzyniec Samp and unveiled on 22 August 2010.
Miles Davis Monument is a bronze statue in Kielce, Poland, placed at the Moniuszko Square. It is dedicated to Miles Davis, a jazz trumpeter, who was one of the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of genre and 20th-century music. The sculpture was designed by Grzegorz Łagowski, and unveiled on 28 September 2001.
The Józef Piłsudski Monument is a gunmetal statue in Warsaw, Poland, within the Downtown district, placed next to the Belweder Palace, near the intersection of Belwederska Street, Ujazdów Avenue, and Bagatela Street. It is dedicated to Józef Piłsudski, a military officer and statesman who served as the Chief of State of Poland from 1918 to 1922, the Prime Minister of Poland from 1926 to 1928, and in 1930, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Polish Armed Forces and the Marshal of Poland. The monument was based on a sculpture made by Stanisław Kazimierz Ostrowski, prior to the Second World War. It was unveiled on 8 November 1998.
Jan Zachwatowicz Monument is a bronze statue in Warsaw, Poland, located in the Old Town neighbourhood of the Downtown district. It is placed at the Castle Square. The monument is dedicated to Jan Zachwatowicz, a 20th-century architect and conservator-restorer who led the effort of reconstruction of Warsaw following its destruction in the Second World War. It was designed by Karol Badyna and unveiled on 4 March 2021.
