The Bust of George Washington, also known as the George Washington Monument, is a monument in the city of Warsaw, Poland, at Waszyngtona Roundabout (''Washington Roundabout''). It commemorates

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...

, the first president of the United States. The monument was created by Bronisław Koniuszy and Bronisław Kubica and unveiled on 27 October 1989. It is located within the district of Praga-Południe, in the municipal neighbourhood of Saska Kępa, and the City Information System area of Saska Kępa.

History

The monument had been created at the initiative of the Saska Kępa Division of the Friends of Warsaw Society.Irena Grzesiuk-Olszewska: ''Warszawska rzeźba pomnikowa''. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Neriton, 2003, p. 173. ISBN 83-88973-59-2. (in Polish). The sculptor of the bust was Bronisław Koniuszy and the socle was designed by Bronisław Kubica. The monument was unveiled on 27 October 1989 by

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, president of the Polish American Congress. It is placed on Waszyngtona Roundabout ('Washington Roundabout').Hanna Faryna-Paszkiewicz: ''Saska Kępa''. Warsaw: Murator, 2001, pp. 125–126. ISBN 83-915407-0-7. (in Polish).

Design

The monument consists of a

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bust placed on a granite socle. Its total height is about 2 m (6.6 ft.). The bust portrays

, the first president of the United States. Its design had been based on the depiction of Washington on the United States one-dollar bill. The socle of the monument has the shape of a rectangular cuboid, divided into four parts. The top left part is further divided into smaller portions, a

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to the left and a rectangular cuboid to the right, on which the bust is placed. The cube is tiled vertically at small an angle to the left. The other elements of the socle are identical rectangular cuboids. Its composition was designed to imitate the

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. On the top right stone of the socle is placed an inscription that reads JERZY WASZYNGTON, which is

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rendition traditionally used to refer to George Washington. Below it are inscribed the dates 1732 and 1799, respectively, Washington's date of birth and death.

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