Robert E. Lee Monument

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_monuments
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Virginia_Historical_Society
gptkb:public_art
Controversial historical figures
Historical preservation efforts
Civil War reenactments
Virginia's history
Southern heritage organizations
Cultural heritage debates
Public discourse on race.
Virginia's Confederate history
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:19th_century
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:controversy Debate over Confederate symbols
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Symbol_of_the_Lost_Cause
gptkbp:current_status Removed
gptkbp:dedicated_to gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:Documentaries
gptkbp:design_influence gptkb:Beaux-Arts_architecture
gptkbp:featured_in News articles
gptkbp:height 60 feet
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Civil_War
Post-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_debate Monuments to Confederacy
gptkbp:historical_role Commemoration of Confederate leaders
Representation of Confederate ideology
gptkbp:historical_significance Representation of Southern heritage
Symbol of division
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert E. Lee Monument
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Public_opinion
Civil War history
Historical revisionism
Political climate
Modern social movements
gptkbp:inscription To the Confederate soldier.
gptkbp:inspired_by Robert E. Lee's legacy
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of Legal battles
Public protests
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Racial tensions
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:Lee_Monument_Association
gptkbp:is_visited_by Tourists
gptkbp:location gptkb:Monument_Avenue,_Richmond
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:material gptkb:granite
gptkbp:notable_artist gptkb:Henry_Merwin_Shrady
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Monument_Avenue
American historical memory
Richmond's historical landscape
Cultural landscape of Richmond
Richmond's public spaces
Richmond's tourism
gptkbp:public_reaction Mixed reactions
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:replaced_by New memorials
gptkbp:replaces September 8, 2021
gptkbp:significance Confederate memorial
gptkbp:style classical architecture
gptkbp:symbolizes Southern pride
gptkbp:unveiled_on 1890
May 29, 1890
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4