''Crown Princess Märtha'' is a bronze statue of
Crown Princess Märtha of Norway
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, by
Kirsten Kokkin.
It is located at the
Norwegian residence at
Massachusetts Avenue and 34th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
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It was unveiled 18 September 2005.
A copy at
Palace Park Oslo
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, was unveiled by King
Harald V of Norway
Harald V (, ; born 21 February 1937) has been King of Norway since 1991.
A member of the House of Glücksburg, Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the Succession to t ...
on 21 February 2007, on his 70th birthday. A third specimen was unveiled at the Norwegian Church in
Stockholm
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on 30 October 2008.
See also
*
List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2
References
External links
Crown Princess Märtha of Norway ''hmdb''
''dahoovsplace''
''trondni'', 12 September 2010
Crown Princess Märtha: The American Story, ''Georgia Public Broadcasting''
2005 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Statues in Washington, D.C.
Bronze sculptures in Norway
Bronze sculptures in Sweden
Statues in Norway
Statues in Sweden
Sculptures of women in Washington, D.C.
Sculptures of women in Sweden
Sculptures of women in Norway
Embassy Row
Monuments and memorials to women
Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.
2005 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Outdoor sculptures in Oslo
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