King Jagiello Monument
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N 40° 46.735 W 073° 58.002
18T E 587192 N 4514728
This is a large monument in Central Park dedicated to King Jagiello of Poland.
Waymark Code: WM5N86
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2009
Views: 37
From the Central Park site:
The sculpture was chosen for the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Later that year, the Nazis invaded Poland, preventing the sculpture's return to its homeland. In 1945, it was placed in Central Park by the Polish government as a symbol of the proud and courageous Polish people.
It portrays King Jagiello, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, who united Lithuania and Poland and became king after marrying the Queen of Poland in 1386. The monument depicts the moment at the Battle of Grunewald of 1410 when the King crossed over his head the two swords handed to him by his adversaries, the Teutonic Knights of the Cross.
Identity of Rider: King Jagiello
Name of artist: Stanislaw Kazimierz Ostrowski
Date of Dedication: 1945
Material: Bronze
Unusual Features: 2 épées.
Position: All Hooves Planted
Identity of Horse: Not listed
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