Statue of the Republic

Installed in 1918, the Statue of the Republic commemorates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the World’s Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park and the centennial of statehood for Illinois. The Statue of The Republic is a 24-foot sculpture in Chicago’s Jackson Park designed by Daniel Chester French who also designed the iconic Abraham Lincoln statue in Washington, D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial. An even larger version of this glorious gilded bronze sculpture was originally installed to act as the centerpiece of the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago and was the second tallest statue in the U.S., only to the Statue of Liberty, before it was destroyed in a fire.

The statue that you see today is a smaller version of Daniel Chester French’s original and was erected in 1918 to commemorate the 25-year anniversary of the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Designated a Chicago Landmark on June 4, 2003, ‘The Statue of The Republic’ is often referred to as the “Golden Lady” and has become a treasure Chicago sculpture.

• Founded: 1918
• Designer: Daniel Chester French
  
• Google rating: 4.6/5.0
  
• Address: 6401 S Stony Is Ave, Chicago, IL 60637