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Roosevelt Statue

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Details:

The northern of two memorials in the center of Grosvenor Square. Statue

A large bronze statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt on a limestone base.    Sculpted by Sir William Reid Dick, unveiled on 12th April 1948 by Eleanor Roosevelt (FDR's wife) and dedicated by U.S. Ambassador Lewis W. Douglas in front of an audience including the Royal Family, the Prime Minister Clement Attlee and the Leader of the Opposition Sir Winston Churchill. The Roosevelt Memorial was funded in 1946 entirely through the sale of a souvenir brochure to the British public.

Monument Text:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1882 - 1945

Commemorates:

People:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Wars:

WWII

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