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'''''Mohandas Gandhi''''' is an outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] depicting [[Mahatma Gandhi]], located at [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]] in [[Manhattan]], New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/unionsquarepark/monuments/569|title=Union Square Park: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|accessdate=July 24, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks & Recreation]]}}</ref> |
'''''Mohandas Gandhi''''' is an outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] depicting [[Mahatma Gandhi]], located at [[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|accessdate=July 24, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks & Recreation]]}}</ref> |
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The {{Convert|8|ft|adj=on}} high statue, larger than life size, was designed by Kantilal B. Patel<!-- also known as Kantibhai Baldevbhai Patel--> and 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|accessdate=July 24, 2014|publisher=New York City Department of Parks & Recreation}}</ref> The statue was removed in 2001, conserved, and reinstalled in a landscaped garden area in 2002. |
The {{Convert|8|ft|adj=on}} high statue, larger than life size, was designed by Kantilal B. Patel<!-- also known as Kantibhai Baldevbhai Patel--> and 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|accessdate=July 24, 2014|publisher=New York City Department of Parks & Recreation}}</ref> The statue was removed in 2001, conserved, and reinstalled in a landscaped garden area in 2002. |
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| Artist | Kantilal B. Patel |
| Year | 1986 (1986) |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Location | Manhattan, New York City, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°44′08″N 73°59′29″W / 40.73553°N 73.99134°W / 40.73553; -73.99134 |
Mohandas Gandhi is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting Mahatma Gandhi, located at Union SquareinManhattan, New York, United States.[1]
The 8-foot (2.4 m) high statue, larger than life size, was designed by Kantilal B. Patel and 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.[2] The statue was removed in 2001, conserved, and reinstalled in a landscaped garden area in 2002.
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