| Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette | |
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 The sculpture in 2022 | |
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| Subject | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 34°3′42.7″N118°17′0.5″W / 34.061861°N 118.283472°W | |
A statue of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is installed in Los Angeles' Lafayette Park, in the U.S. state of California. The sculpture was installed at the park's Wilshire Boulevard entrance in 1937. [1] [2] [3]
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A bronze statue of Salvadoran archbishop Óscar Romero is installed in Los Angeles' MacArthur Park, in the U.S. state of California. The 6.5-foot, 450-pound sculpture was made in El Salvador by artist Joaquin Serrano. The artwork was installed in November 2013, and cost $350,000.
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