L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument, West Point

Name: L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument
Address: West Point, United States

#19 among attractions in West Point

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L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument is a statue and monument located at the United States Military Academy. It is a replica of a statue at École Polytechnique that commemorates the cadets of that French school who died in defense of France in 1814. In 1919, in the wake of Franco-American cooperation in the First World War, an association of alumni of the École Polytechnique presented a full-size casting of the statue to West Point as a symbol of brotherhood between the two nations and schools. ()

Unveiled: 1919Coordinates: 41°23'28"N, 73°57'26"W

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L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: United States Military Academy, Trophy Point, Michie Stadium, West Point Cadet Chapel.

~510 ftE
Museum, Military museum
United States Military Academy, West Point
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~1420 ftN
View point, Park, Concert hall
Trophy Point, West Point
7 min walk • Trophy Point is a scenic overlook of the Hudson River Valley located at West Point, New York. It has been the subject of numerous works of art since the early 19th century.
0.4 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Michie Stadium, West Point
12 min walk • Michie Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. The home field for the Army Black Knights, it opened 97 years ago in 1924 and has a current seating capacity of 38,000.
~820 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
West Point Cadet Chapel, West Point
4 min walk • The Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy is a place of Protestant denomination worship for many members of the United States Corps of Cadets.
~1790 ftNE
Monuments and statues
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~1060 ftNW
Monuments and statues
Thayer Monument, West Point
6 min walk • Thayer Monument is a white granite monument and statue of Sylvanus Thayer at the United States Military Academy, designed by sculptor Carl Conrads and unveiled on June 11, 1883.
~1320 ftN
Monuments and statues
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7 min walk • Battle Monument is a large Tuscan column monument located on Trophy Point at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, designed by Stanford White.
~350 ftNW
Monuments and statues
Washington Monument, West Point
2 min walk • The Washington Monument at West Point is an equestrian monument to George Washington at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
~1250 ftN
Monuments and statues
Sedgwick Monument, West Point
7 min walk • Sedgwick Monument is a memorial to Union General John Sedgwick at West Point. "Uncle John" Sedgwick was born in Cornwall, Connecticut, 67 miles northeast of West Point, New York.
~680 ftNW
Monuments and statues
MacArthur Monument, West Point
4 min walk • The Douglas MacArthur Monument at the United States Military Academy at West Point commemorates the Medal of Honor-winning former Superintendent and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.
0.7 miNW
Cemetery
West Point Cemetery, West Point
18 min walk • West Point Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the eastern United States, on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.

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Which popular attractions are close to L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument?

Nearby attractions include Eisenhower Monument, West Point (2 min walk), Washington Monument, West Point (2 min walk), Patton Monument, West Point (2 min walk), United States Military Academy, West Point (3 min walk).

How to get to L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument by public transport?

The nearest stations to L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument:

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Garrison (23 min walk)