LAFAYETTE, Marquis Gilbert de: Memorial (ca. 1891) in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. by Jean Alexander Joseph Falguiere, Marius Jean Antonin Mercie located in James M. Goode's Pennsylvania Avenue area

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The Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette Memorial (circa 1891) in Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., honors the French general who was instrumental in the American and French revolutions. Created by artists Jean Alexander Joseph Falguiere and Marius Jean Antonin Mercie, the bronze sculpture commemorates Lafayette's service as a general and diplomat during the American Revolutionary War. Lafayette was twice granted honorary U.S. citizenship and remains a symbol of Franco-American friendship. The memorial is located near Pennsylvania Avenue and 16th Street NW, close to McPherson Square Metro Station.