Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain

artwork by Thomas Hastings and Daniel Chester French
VisualArtwork sculpture Q5002757
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Summary

Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain is a sculpture[1]. It draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (sculpture category, ranking #190 of 1,525).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Thomas Hastings[3], Daniel Chester French[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington, D.C.[5]
  • Country: United States[6]
  • Instance of: fountain[7]
  • Genre: public art[8]
  • Operator: White Star Line[9]
  • Depicts: fountain[10]
  • Made from material: Tennessee marble[11], limestone[12]
  • Location: The Ellipse[13]
  • Commons category: Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain[14]
  • Commemorates: Archibald Butt[15], Francis Davis Millet[16]
  • Inception: January 1, 1913[17]
  • Coordinate location: 38.895269, -77.037461[18]
  • Height: 3.7[19], 8[20]

Why It Matters

Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Washington, D.C.
    Genre → public art
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