Winged Victory (Lewis)

Winged Victory
Winged Victory pictured in 2020
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47°02′11″N 122°54′12″W / 47.036450°N 122.903299°W / 47.036450; -122.903299
LocationOlympia, Washington, U.S.
DesignerAlonzo Victor Lewis
TypeStatue
Material
Height22 foot (6.7 m) (from base to tallest figure)[1]
Completion date1938
Restored date2012
Dedicated toWorld War I casualties from Washington state
WebsiteOfficial page at the Washington Department of Enterprise Services

Winged Victory is a World War I memorial in the U.S. state of Washington, which consists of four figures of uniformed persons atop a granite pedestal eclipsed by a fifth figure depicting the Winged Victory of Samothrace.

Winged Victory is located in front of the Insurance Building and adjacent to the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Washington. Completed in 1938 by Alonzo Victor Lewis, it is dedicated to military personnel from Washington who died in World War I and is notable for its inclusion of a Red Cross nurse in the group of figures depicted.

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