General Marquis de Lafayette Statue

The bronze statue of the Major General Marquis de Lafayette stands on a French marble pedestal at the southeast corner of Lafayette Square. This monument, which rises thirty-six feet in total height, features a central figure of the Marquis wearing his Continental Army uniform with his left hand resting on his sword hilt and his right hand holding his hat. He is joined by several allegorical bronze figures positioned around the base of the pedestal.