Grant's Tomb

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Grant's Tomb
instantia de: National Memorial of the United States[*], tumba


Patrimonio: National Register of Historic Places listed place[*], New York State Register of Historic Places listed place[*]
data de creation: 27 april 1897
sito web official: https://www.nps.gov/gegr/index.htm
Commons: Grant's Tomb

Grant's Tomb ("Le Tumba de Grant"), officialmente The General Grant National Memorial ("Le Memorial National General Grant") es le sito del restos del general e presidente statounitese Ulysses S. Grant e de su sposa, Julia Dent Grant. Le tumba es in Riverside Park in New York City e es le mauseleo le plus grande in America del Nord.

Post le morte de General Grant in 1885, ~90,000 personas infra e extra del SUA donava plus que $600,000 pro construer le tumba, al tempore le plus car projecto financiate per donationes public.

Grant's Tomb era designate per le architecto John Duncan e construite de granito e marmore. In 1897 plus que un million personas era al parada e ceremonias del dedication de Grant's Tomb le 27 de april 1897. Le tumba es un sito del agentia federal statounitese le National Park Service (Servicio National pro Parcos).[1]

Le latere nord (le posterior del tumba)

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  1. https://www.nps.gov/gegr/learn/historyculture/index.htm Pagina re Grant's Tomb in le sito del National Park Service del SUA