Monument Avenue
The Monument Avenue , and Monument Avenue Historic District is a Avenue in Richmond , State of Virginia , in the United States .
National memorial
Numerous monuments and memorials as well as elaborate villas from the end of the 19th century can be found along the magnificent boulevard . The Monument Avenue is the annual venue of various commemorations and events, as already gathered May 1890 over 100,000 people for the unveiling of a monument in honor of Robert Edward Lee .
Monument Avenue was listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in February 1970 . The Monument Avenue Historic District became a National Historic Landmark in December 1997 and has been one of 121 such historic sites in Virginia since then . On the avenue are u. a. Statues and monuments to Robert Edward Lee, James Ewell Brown Stuart , Jefferson Davis , Thomas Jonathan Jackson , Matthew Fontaine Maury and tennis legend Arthur Ashe . The American Planning Association, which deals with urban planning, ranks Monument Avenue in Richmond among the ten most beautiful and important streets in the United States.
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Web links
- Monument Avenue website with pictures and descriptions of the monuments and memorials
- The Monument Avenue on the website of the National Historic Landmarks Program
- Monument Avenue - literature
Individual evidence
- ^ The Confederate Image - Prints of the Lost Cause, book published by Neely, Holzer and Boritt
- ^ Monument Avenue Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places , accessed March 6, 2020.
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Virginia. National Park Service , accessed March 6, 2020.
Coordinates: 37 ° 34 ′ 28.3 " N , 77 ° 29 ′ 41.5" W.