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Statue Of Edmund Burke (Washington, D.C.)
''Edmund Burke'' is a bronze, full-length statue of British statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher Edmund Burke, created by British artist James Havard Thomas. The statue in Washington, D.C., is a cast of the Statue of Edmund Burke, Bristol, original in Bristol, England. In Washington, it stands in Burke Park at the intersection of 11th Street, L Street, and Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.), Massachusetts Avenue NW, on the southern border of the Shaw (Washington, D.C.), Shaw neighborhood. The statue was a gift from Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield, on behalf of the Sulgrave Institution, an organization that promoted United Kingdom–United States relations by exchanging statues and busts between the two countries. Burke was an influential philosopher and intellectual. After working as a private secretary for Prime Minister Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Burke was elected to the House of Commons of Great Britain, House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D
Massachusetts Avenue may refer to: * Massachusetts Avenue (metropolitan Boston), Massachusetts ** Massachusetts Avenue (MBTA Orange Line station), a subway station on the MBTA Orange Line ** Massachusetts Avenue (MBTA Silver Line station), a station on the MBTA Silver Line Washington Street route ** "Massachusetts Avenue", a song by Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra from the 2012 album '' Theatre Is Evil'' * Massachusetts Avenue (Halifax, NS) * Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana * Massachusetts Avenue (San Diego Trolley station), a station on the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System * Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.), the longest of the state named streets in Washington, D.C. ** Massachusetts Avenue Historic District (Washington, D.C.) ** Embassy Row * Massachusetts Avenue Historic District (Worcester, Massachusetts) * Massachusetts Avenue, a street in the game ''Monopoly A monopoly (from Greek language, Greek and ) is a market in which one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |