It was removed on Monday from one of the founding fathers of the United States, Statue of Thomas Jefferson in City Hallthat has existed since 1915. The New York City Assembly unanimously decided in mid-October to remove the plaster statue, citing the fact that the third president of the United States He was a gentleman.
a New York Post According to his report, twelve workers worked for several hours to remove a plaster sculpture weighing about 400 kilograms, which was first placed in a wooden box and then lowered down the stairs of the building using a screw system.
A senior city council official first wanted to prevent the press from broadcasting the statue’s removal, eventually allowing some members of the mayor’s office and city council to intervene.
The plaster of Jefferson, now removed from the New York City Hall, is a replica of the bronze statue in the Rotunda of the Washington Capitol. the two statues Uriah b. fibrous, made by the first commander of the US Navy of Jewish descent with a French artist, Pierre Jean David Dangers Real in 1834. Levy ordered the statues because he wanted to pay his respects to Jefferson, who was a staunch supporter of religious freedom.
Meanwhile, the twenty-sixth president of the United States, It was also decided to remove a public statue of Theodore Roosevelt in New Yorkand found a new place in Medora, North Dakota, writes A CNN.
The statue stands in front of the building of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, but is scheduled to open in 2026. Went to Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library long term loan
In June, after years of debate at the New York Public Spatial Planning Committee Unanimously remove and cache the statue. Removal of the statue is still subject to final approval by the commission, which could take several months.
Last year, the museum began removing the statue
Roosevelt is depicted sitting on a horse with a Native Indian on one side and an African man on the other side.
According to the museum, this is It conveys the racial hierarchy that museum members and the public have long found disturbing.
Members of the Roosevelt family support the removal of the statue and an advisory board will be established to remove the statue. To put it in a new context.
A New York statue of Theodore Roosevelt, who served as Governor of New York from 1899 and then President of the United States from 1901 to 1909, was erected in front of the museum in 1940.
Cover photo: Statue of Theodore Roosevelt in front of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Source: Getty Images
