Peace Monument (Atlanta)

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The Peace Monument (also known as The Triumph of Peace) is a public monument in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Designed by Allen George Newman, the monument is located in Piedmont Park and was erected in 1911 by members of the Old Guard of the Gate City Guard, a Confederate-era militia, as a show of national unity in the years following the American Civil War. The monument has been the subject of controversy recently, with some calling for its removal as a symbol of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy.

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Peace Monument
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Peace Monument (2020)
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33°47′11″N 84°22′39″W
LocationPiedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
DesignerAllen George Newman
Dedicated dateOctober 11, 1911
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