Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.
Lafayette Square is a seven-acre public park located within President's Park in Washington, D.C., directly north of the White House on H Street, bounded by Jackson Place on the west, Madison Place on the east and Pennsylvania Avenue on the south. It is named for the general, the Marquis de Lafayette, a French aristocrat, and hero of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and includes several statues of revolutionary heroes from Europe, including Lafayette, while at its center is a famous statue of early 19th century U.S. president and general Andrew Jackson on horseback with both of the horse's front hooves raised.
Aerial view: Lafayette Square is the greenspace to the left of Pennsylvania Avenue (center), the White House grounds are to the right
Major General Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette, an 1891 statue of Lafayette by Alexandre Falguière and Antonin Mercié in Lafayette Square
The Andrew Jackson statue of Andrew Jackson by Clark Mills, pictured c. 1900, erected in Lafayette Park in 1853
Clark Mills' equestrian statue of President Andrew Jackson, erected in 1853
President's Park, located in Downtown Washington, D.C., encompasses the White House and includes the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the Treasury Building, and grounds; the White House Visitor Center; Lafayette Square; and The Ellipse. President's Park was the original name of Lafayette Square.
President's Park in Washington, D.C., including (left to right in center): The Ellipse, the White House, and Lafayette Square
A May 2010 aerial view of The Ellipse and White House grounds
