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  2. Broken Obelisk - Wikipedia

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    When Corcoran director James Harithas resigned in 1969, Barnett Newman had the sculpture removed. [1] A third multiple, which included some internal, structural improvements, was completed in 1969 by Lippincott, Inc., which became part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. For a short period of time in 1969 ...

  3. List of monuments and memorials removed during the George ...

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    Statue removed by city after fires set by protesters seriously damaged its base. Base has been mostly dismantled. [375] [376] [377] Statue of George Whitefield: Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Jul 2, 2020: Whitefield was a supporter of slavery. [378] Statue of Frederick Douglass: Rochester: New York — Jul 5, 2020: Torn down by unknown perpetrators ...

  4. Duke of York Column - Wikipedia

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    The Duke of York Column is a monument in London, England, to Prince Frederick, Duke of York, the second son of King George III. The designer was Benjamin Dean Wyatt . It is sited where a purposefully wide endpoint of Regent Street , known as Waterloo Place and Gardens, meets The Mall , between the two terraces of Carlton House Terrace and their ...

  5. Category:Removed statues - Wikipedia

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    Saddam Hussein statue destruction; Statue of Philip Schuyler; Statue of Kate Smith; Stalin Monument (Budapest) Stalin Monument (The Hague) Stalin Monument (Prague) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Seattle) Statue of Frederick Douglass (Rochester, New York) Statue of John Henninger Reagan; Statue of Joseph Stalin, Berlin; Statue of Leonard Peltier

  6. List of statues of English and British royalty in London

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    The earliest English equestrian statue. Originally commissioned in 1630 by Charles I's Lord Treasurer, Sir Richard Weston, for his house Mortlake Park in Roehampton. Erected on the site of the Charing Cross in 1674–5, when the pedestal was carved by Joshua Marshall. [18] Temple Bar Gate, Paternoster Square c. 1670–2: John Bushnell

  7. List of destroyed heritage of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The simplest test of this is whether the building or structure has its own article page. Cultural heritage can be subdivided into two main types—tangible and intangible heritage. The former includes built heritage such as religious buildings, museums, monuments, and archaeological sites, as well as movable heritage such as works of art and ...

  8. Controversial Teddy Roosevelt statue removed from outside New ...

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    The removal of New York City's controversial monument to 26th U.S President Theodore Roosevelt began this week, according to the American Museum of Natural Hist

  9. King's Cross (building) - Wikipedia

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    King's Cross was a short-lived building in London which gave its name to the area still known as Kings Cross. The building was erected in 1830, as the base for a memorial to the recently deceased King George IV. A statue of the late king was added in 1835, but then removed in 1842, and the structure was demolished in 1845.