One of a trio of bronze equestrian sculptures representing Latin American leaders, the Simon Bolivar statue commemorates a military general and advocate of Pan-Americanism. Bolivar (1783-1830) is credited with the liberation from Spanish domination of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Panama.

An equestrian statue of Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar by the American artist Felix de Weldon is located in Washington, D.C., at Virginia Avenue NW, 18th Street NW, and C Street NW, near the United States Department of Interior and the Pan American Union Building of the Organization of American States.

Its entrance to the Park was envisioned as a plaza of South American heroes and the monument to Bolívar was relocated there in 1951. It is one of a trio of equestrian statues honoring Latin America liberators, standing alongside the monuments José de San Martín and José Martí.

An outdoor bronze sculpture depicting Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), by Hugo Daini, is located at the south-east corner of Belgrave Square in London, United Kingdom. [1][2][3][4] The statue was unveiled by James Callaghan, then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, later Prime Minister of t...

An equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar, sometimes called the Simón Bolívar Monument, is installed in Manhattan's Central Park, in the U.S. state of New York. The memorial features a bronze sculpture by Sally James Farnham resting on a black granite pedestal designed by the firm Clarke and Rapuano.

One of a trio of bronze equestrian sculptures representing Latin American leaders, the Simon Bolivar statue commemorates a military general and advocate of Pan-Americanism. (A historical marker located in Manhattan in New York County, New York.)

Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) known as "The Liberator" fought in more than 200 battles against the Spanish in the fight for South American independence. Bolívar provided the political and military leadership that freed Bolivia, Colombia (then including Panama), Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela from the Spanish rule.

In 1883 it had commissioned Venezuelan sculptor Rafael de la Cova to create a monument to the hero. Bolivar is credited with gaining independence from Spain for not only Venezuela, but Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Panama. The completed statue, a gift to New York City, was dedicated on June 17, 1884.

Jan 1, 2025 · WASHINGTON DC, United States — The Equestrian of Simon Bolivar statue stands before the U.S. Department of the Interior building in Foggy Bottom. Created by sculptor Felix de Weldon, the monument was installed in 1955 as a gift from Venezuela.

One of a trio of bronze equestrian sculptures (heroic scale) on pedestal with four coats of arm representing Latin American leaders, the Simon Bolivar statue commemorates a military general and advocate of Pan-Americanism.