Built: 1909-1922 Designed by: Henry Merwin Shrady Type: Monument Maximum width: 69 feet / 21 meters Maximum length: 252 feet / 77 meters Location: First Street Northwest, Washington, United States
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Description by United States Department of Veterans Affairs T he largest equestrian statue in the United States Pays Tribute to the famous Civil War General who became the 18th President. The monument consists of a marble platform 252 feet long and 69 feet wide with a mounted figure of Grant. On the right is a group depicting a cavalry charge and on the left side is a battery of artillery. This is the second largest equestrian statue in the world, the largest being that of Italy's King Victor Emanuel in Rome. Dedicated April 27, 1922.
