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Bust of George Washington (Warsaw)

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Uchwała Nr 328/LI/2010 Rady Dzielnicy Praga Południe m. st. Warszawy z dnia 19 kwietnia 2010 r. w sprawie nadania statutów oraz ustalenia zasad i trybu przeprowadzenia wyborów do organów jednostek pomocniczych niższego rzędu istniejących na terenie Dzielnicy Praga-Południe m. st.
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to the left and a rectangular cuboid to the right, on which the bust is placed. The cube is tiled vertically at small an angle to the left. The other elements of the socle are identical rectangular cuboids. Its composition was designed to imitate the
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rendition traditionally used to refer to George Washington. Below it are inscribed the dates
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The monument had been created at the initiative of the Saska Kępa Division of the
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Monuments and memorials to presidents of the United States in Poland
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The bust of Washington, the main element of the monument, in 2006.
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52°14′17″N 21°03′06″E / 52.23806°N 21.05167°E / 52.23806; 21.05167
Waszyngtona Roundabout
Warsaw
Bronisław Koniuszy
bust
Bronisław Kubica
socle
Bust
bronze
bust
granite
socle
George Washington
Warsaw
Poland
Waszyngtona Roundabout
George Washington
Bronisław Koniuszy
Bronisław Kubica
Praga-Południe
municipal neighbourhood
Saska Kępa
Saska Kępa
Friends of Warsaw Society
Bronisław Koniuszy
socle
Bronisław Kubica
Edward Moskal
Polish American Congress

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