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Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument

The Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument is an outdoor sculpture by Kazimierz Chodziński depicting Tadeusz Kościuszko. Created in 1904, it is also known as the Tadeusz Kościuszko Memorial and the Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial. The statue is installed in the median of East Solidarity Drive near Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium in Illinois. It was originally located in Humboldt Park before being moved to its current setting.

Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument showing a bronze equestrian statue of a man in military attire with a raised sword on a stone pedestal.
The Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument features a bronze equestrian figure atop a tall stone pedestal against a clear blue sky.
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Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument, a dark bronze equestrian statue with the rider raising a sword above a stone pedestal, set against Chicago skyscrapers.
The Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument rises on a stone pedestal with Chicago’s skyline in the background.
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Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument, a bronze equestrian statue on a stone pedestal with a raised sword.
The Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument in Chicago shows a bronze rider with a sword raised high atop a stone pedestal.
October 2012 © · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument in Chicago with a group of men and clergymen gathered at its base
A crowd gathered at the base of the Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument in Chicago.
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Stone base of the Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument with the carved name Kosciuszko and dedication text.
The stone base of the Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument, showing the carved inscription and dedication text.
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Identification

TitleTadeusz Kościuszko Monument
Alternative namesTadeusz Kościuszko Memorial; Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial
TypeOutdoor sculpture

Creator

ArtistKazimierz Chodziński
Artist originLviv

Historical context

Date created1904
Original German nameDas Tadeusz-Kościuszko-Denkmal

Iconography and meaning

DepictsTadeusz Kościuszko, a Polish-American freedom fighter
PoseShown on horseback
UniformUS uniform from the time of the American War of Independence

Discovery and provenance

Original locationHumboldt Park
Later locationthe shore of Lake Michigan

Location and ownership

Current locationMedian of East Solidarity Drive, near Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, Illinois, United States; in Lafayette Square in front of the Shedd Aquarium
CityChicago