Shaw Memorial

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf memorial
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:African_American_soldiers
African_American_heritage
Boston_history
gptkbp:built 1894-1897
gptkbp:celebratedIn film
music
literature
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Colonel_Robert_Gould_Shaw
54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of freedom
symbol of sacrifice
symbol of equality
gptkbp:dedicatedTo 1897
gptkbp:depicts soldiers of the 54th Regiment
Colonel_Shaw_on_horseback
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Augustus_Saint-Gaudens
gptkbp:featuredIn documentaries
historical tours
books_about_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:features inscriptions
reliefs
sculptures
gptkbp:height 12 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shaw Memorial
gptkbp:influenced artistic movements
later memorials
gptkbp:influencedBy classical sculpture
gptkbp:inscription A monument to the bravery of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry.
gptkbp:inspiration activism
historical research
artistic expression
gptkbp:inspiredBy the valor of soldiers
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Boston_Common
gptkbp:location gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:Boston_Landmarks_Commission
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Boston_Parks_and_Recreation_Department
gptkbp:material granite
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Boston_National_Historical_Park
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:releasedIn May 31, 1897
gptkbp:significance Civil War history
African_American_history
gptkbp:style gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:visitedBy students
tourists
civilians
educators
historians
gptkbp:visitors thousands annually
gptkbp:width 20 feet