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Description
(1265-1321) Italian poet of the Middle Ages. Wrote Divina Commedia, one of the great literary works composed in the Italian language and a significant work of world literature. The statue stands on a pedestal of sea green granite and represents Dante in the robe of a scholar, wearing a crown of laurel.
National Park Service Information
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Arts and SciencesCoordinates
38° 55' 13" N 77° 2' 6" W
Latitude/Longitude
38.920212678860189,-77.034986091000135
Authorized
1922 (42 Stat. 366)
Dedicated
1922
Sponsor
Given to the U.S. on behalf of Italian Americans by Carlo Barsotti
Owner
FEDERAL - NPS