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A '''statue of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]''' by Kantilal B. Patel stands in [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]] in [[Manhattan]], New York, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/unionsquarepark/monuments/569|title=Union Square Park: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|
==Description and history==
The {{Convert|8|ft|adj=on}} high bronze statue, larger than life size, was donated by the [[Gandhi Memorial International Foundation]] with support from [[Mohan Murjani]]. It was dedicated on October 2, 1986, the 117th anniversary of Gandhi's birth; civil rights leader [[Bayard Rustin]] delivered a keynote speech at the ceremony.<ref name=P&R>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/unionsquarepark/highlights/12380|title=Union Square Park: Mohandas Gandhi|
==See also==
* [[1986 in art]]
* [[List of artistic depictions of Mahatma Gandhi]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/15/nyregion/new-york-day-by-day-statue-of-gandhi-nearing-reality-for-union-square.html Statue of Gandhi Nearing Reality for Union Square] by Susan Heller Anderson and David W. Dunlap (July 15, 1986), ''The New York Times''
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