George Washington and Lafayette Statue
Details:
Inside the Thomas Jefferson Square Park in the Place de Etats Unis Statue Bronze statue depicts George Washington and Lafayette shaking hands on a marble marble plinth clothed in military uniforms. The French and American flags serve as a backdrop.
Monument Text:
Lafayette et Washington
Hommage a la France
En Reconnaisance
De son genereux concour
Dans la lutte du peuple des etats unis
Pour Lindependance da liberie
Commemorates:
People:
Marquis de (Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier) Lafayette
Wars:
American Revolutionary War