# Lafayette Square

Washington DC, United States

A seven-acre public park directly north of the White House, named in 1824 for the Marquis de Lafayette. At its center stands Clark Mills' 1853 equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson, the first bronze statue cast in the United States.

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Coordinates: 38.89953, -77.03656

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