LAFAYETTE, Marquis Gilbert de: Memorial in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C......

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The Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette Memorial in Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., is a bronze sculpture by Jean Alexander Joseph Falguiere and Marius Jean Antonin Mercie. It honors Lafayette's vital role in the American Revolutionary War and is located near Pennsylvania Avenue and 16th Street NW, close to the White House. The memorial is a significant cultural landmark referenced in key publications on Washington D.C. sculpture.