Ronald Reagan Monument (Warsaw)

Monument in Warsaw, Poland

Ronald Reagan Monument

The Ronald Reagan Monument in 2015.

Location| Ujazdów Avenue, Warsaw, Poland
Coordinates| 52°13′28.67″N 21°01′27.05″E﻿ / ﻿52.2246306°N 21.0241806°E﻿ / 52.2246306; 21.0241806
Designer| Władysław Dudek
Type| Statue
Material| Bronze
Height| 3.5 m
Completion date| 21 November 2011
Dedicated to| Ronald Reagan

The Ronald Reagan Monument[a] is a statue located in Warsaw, Poland, at Ujazdów Avenue, near the corner with Jana Matejki Street, dedicated to Ronald Reagan, the president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. It was designed by sculptor Władysław Dudek and unveiled on 21 November 2011.

## History

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The monument was proposed by Janusz Dorosiewicz, the chairperson of the Ronald Reagan Foundation, and was designed by sculptor Władysław Dudek.[1][2][3]

While the construction of the monument was not consulted with the city authorities of Warsaw, its location near the embassy of the United States was approved by the city council. It was unveiled on 21 November 2011 by Lech Wałęsa, who was the president of Poland from 1990 to 1995.[2][3]

## Design

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The monument is located in the city of Warsaw, Poland, at Ujazdów Avenue, near the corner with Jana Matejki Street. It is placed near the embassy of the United States.[2][3]

The 3.5-metre-tall monument consists of a bronze statue depicting Ronald Reagan, the president of the United States from 1981 to 1989, standing behind a lectern. It has the seal of the president of the United States on top and an inscription consisting of capital letters spelling "Ronald Reagan" at the bottom. The president was depicted as when giving the "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall," speech on 12 June 1987 in West Berlin.[4][5]

## See also

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* List of things named after Ronald Reagan
* List of buildings and monuments honoring presidents of the United States in other countries

## Notes

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1. ^ Polish: Pomnik Ronalda Reagana

## References

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1. ^ Stefan Szczepłek: Wszystko dla mojego miasta. Rozmowa z Januszem Dorosiewiczem. In: Skarpa Warszawska. Warsaw, June 2021, p. 60. (in Polish)
2. ^ a b c Magdalena Łań (21 November 2011). "W Warszawie odsłonięto pomnik Ronalda Reagana". um.warszawa.pl (in Polish).
3. ^ a b c "Będzie nowy pomnik w centrum 'z uśmiechem Mona Lisy'". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
4. ^ "Ronald Reagan Monument". inyourpocket.com.
5. ^ "Walesa unveils statue of Ronald Reagan in Warsaw". deseret.com. 21 November 2011.

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Public art and memorials in Warsaw, Poland

Portrait sculpture

| Arts|

* Frédéric Chopin
* René Goscinny
* Jerzy Janicki
* Maria Konopnicka
* Jan Matejko
* Adam Mickiewicz
* Downtown
* Praga-South
* Maurycy Mochnacki
* Cyprian Kamil Norwid
* Eliza Orzeszkowa
* Downtown
* Praga-South
* Agnieszka Osiecka
* Ignacy Jan Paderewski
* Downtown
* Praga-South
* Sándor Petőfi
* Bolesław Prus
* Downtown
* Praga-South
* Leon Schiller
* Taras Shevchenko
* Henryk Sienkiewicz
* Juliusz Słowacki
* Józef Szanajca
* Jan Twardowski
* Stanisław Wyspiański
* Jan Zachwatowicz
* Stefan Żeromski

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Military|

* Józef Bem
* Zygmunt Berling †
* Bartolomeo Colleoni
* original †
* replica
* Stanisław Jankowski
* Jan Kiliński
* Aleksander Kamiński
* Jan Karski
* Tadeusz Kościuszko
* Jan Nowak-Jeziorański
* Francesco Nullo
* Ivan Paskevich †
* Witold Pilecki
* Józef Poniatowski
* North Downtown
* Ujazdów
* Stefan Rowecki
* Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski
* Danuta Siedziakówna
* Mikhail Skobelev †
* Stanisław Sosabowski
* Józef Sowiński
* Maciej Sulkiewicz
* Karol Świerczewski †
* Wanda Tazbir
* Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski
* Maria Wittek
* Piotr Wysocki
* Veli bey Yadigar

Politics|

* József Antall
* Napoleon Bonaparte
* Willy Brandt
* Ignacy Daszyński
* Roman Dmowski
* Piotr Drzewiecki
* Felix Dzerzhinsky †
* János Esterházy
* Charles de Gaulle
* Edward Mandell House
* John III Sobieski
* Royal Axis
* Royal Baths Park
* Wilanów Garden †
* Wilanów Palace
* Lech Kaczyński
* Marcin Kasprzak
* Wojciech Korfanty
* Krzysztof Kozłowski
* Julian Kulski
* Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
* Stanisław Małachowski
* Ignacy Mościcki
* Gabriel Narutowicz
* Marceli Nowotko †
* Jan Olszewski
* Józef Piłsudski
* South Downtown
* Ujazdów
* Ronald Reagan
* Sigismund III Vasa
* Henryk Sławik
* Sokrates Starynkiewicz
* Stefan Starzyński
* North Downtown
* Old Town
* Praga-South
* Jan Tarło
* Ludwik Waryński
* George Washington
* Wincenty Witos

Religion|

* John of Nepomuk
* Mary of Nazareth
* Our Lady of Grace
* Our Lady of Passau
* Pope Pius XI
* Stefan Wyszyński

Science|

* Nicolaus Copernicus
* William Heerlein Lindley
* Maria Skłodowska-Curie
* Downtown
* Ochota
* Stanisław Staszic

Social reformerm
and Humanitarianism|

* Janusz Korczak
* Czyste
* Downtown
* Powiązki
* Halina Mikołajska

Sport|

* Kazimierz Deyna
* Feliks Stamm

Other monuments and memorials

* 1944–1956 Communist Terror Martyrs
* Air Disaster of 1980
* Andrzej Ciołek
* Construction of the Brześć Road
* Electio Viritim
* Free Speech Memorial
* Heart of Frédéric Chopin
* Garden of the Righteous
* Graditute to America †
* Władysław Hibner, Władysław Kniewski, and Henryk Rutkowski †
* Kilometre Pole
* Lindleya Street obelisk
* Mermaid (Old Town)
* Mermaid (Powiśle)
* Piłsudski Monument (Wawer)
* Piłsudski Memorial Stone (Ochota)
* Piłsudski Memorial Stone (Wesoła)
* Jerzy Popiełuszko Grave
* Praga Backyard Band
* Presidential Palace cross †
* Rębertów NKVD Special Camp Prisioners
* Royal Spring
* Smolensk Air Disaster
* Solidarity
* Teachers Memorial
* Victims of the Smolenk Tragedy of 2010
* Warsaw meridian

War memorials|

* Fallen in the Battle with the Swedes
* Millennium of the Polish Cavalry

November Uprising|

* Battle of Grochów †
* Capture of Warsaw †
* Fallen in the Battle of Grochów
* Loyalist Officers Fallen on the November Night †
* Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
* Military Gendarmerie Soldiers
* Uprising Cross

World War I|

* Aviator
* Dowbor's Soldiers
* Fallen Sappers †
* Military Endeavour of Polish Americans
* Military Gendarmerie Soldiers
* Polish Military Organisation
* Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

World War II|

* 1st Armoured Division
* 3rd Division Landing
* 27th Volhynian Infantry Division of the Home Army
* Anielewicz Bunker
* Battle of Monte Cassino
* Brotherhood in Arms †
* British Aviators Memorial
* Fallen and Murdered in the East
* Fallen in the Service and Defence of the People's Poland †
* Werner von Fritsch †
* Home Army Soldiers Fallen in the Attack on the Gdańsk Station
* Glory to the Sappers
* Heroes of Warsaw
* Katyń Memorial
* Katyń Chapel
* Katyń Valley
* Kościuszko Infantry Division
* Mausoleum of the Soviet Soldiers Cemetery
* Operation V1 and V2
* Partisan
* Pawiak Tree Monument
* Peasant Endeavor †
* Polish Aviators Fallen Between 1939 and 1945
* Polish Underground State and Home Army
* September Barricade
* Silent Unseen Paratroopers of the Home Army
* Soldiers of the First Polish Army
* Soldiers of the Peasant Battalions and the People's Union of Women
* Student Athletes Fallen in the World War II
* Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
* Tchorek plaques
* Victims of the German Executions in the Kawęczyn Woods
* Volhynian Massacre

Warsaw Uprising|

* Baszta Soldiers
* Chrobry I Battalion
* Czerniaków Insurgents and the First Polish Army
* Fallen British Aviators of 1944
* Fallen Undefeated
* Freedom Mast
* Gloria Victis
* The Little Insurrectionist
* Lord, save us, we perish
* Victims of the Wola Massacre
* Warsaw Insurgents
* Warsaw Uprising
* Warsaw Uprising Mound
* Wola Massacre
* Women of the Warsaw Uprising
* Zaremba–Piorun Battalion

The Holocaust|

* Bund and Tsukunft Members
* Children, the Victims of the Holocaust
* Evacuation of Warsaw Ghetto Fighters
* Footbridge of Memory
* Ghetto Heroes
* Jewish Officer of the Polish Armed Forces
* Jews and Poles Common Martyrdom
* Memorial Route of Jewish Martyrdom and Struggle
* Oświęcim II
* Partisans of the Mordechai Anielewicz Division of the People's Guard
* Umschlagplatz
* Warsaw Ghetto boundary markers
* Żegota
* Szmul Zygielbojm

Other works

* Ace the Dog
* Alina, a Girl with a Jug
* The Bather
* Cyryl the Independent Cat
* The Dancing Girl
* Greetings from Jerusalem Avenue
* Happy Dog
* In Honour to the Polish Ballet Artists
* Megalithic Circle
* The Music
* Peace Bell
* School Bench
* Student
* Potocki Mausoleum
* Rainbow †
* Rhythm
* Relay Race
* Skaryszew Park sculptures
* Urstynów sculptures
* Wola metal street sculptures

Key: † No longer extant, on public display or in Warsaw

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Ronald Reagan

* 40th President of the United States (1981–1989)
* 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975)

Life and
politics|

* Birthplace
* Pitney Store
* Boyhood home
* General Electric Showcase House
* Rancho del Cielo
* 668 St. Cloud Road
* Filmography
* Political positions
* Governorship of California
* Presidential Library and Museum
* Reagan era
* Official White House portraits
* 1989 trip to Japan
* Death and state funeral
* Riderless horse

Presidency|

* Transition
* First inauguration
* Second inauguration
* Domestic policy
* Economic policy
* Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
* Tax Reform Act of 1986
* Assassination attempt
* Strategic Defense Initiative
* Foreign policy
* Reagan Doctrine
* Cold War
* 1st term
* 2nd term
* Soviet Union summits
* Geneva
* Reykjavík
* Washington
* INF Treaty
* Moscow
* Governors Island
* Constructive engagement
* Invasion of Grenada
* Iran–Contra affair
* Libya bombing
* Cannabis policy
* International trips
* The Grace Commission
* Cabinet
* Judicial appointments
* Supreme Court
* controversies
* Administration scandals
* "We begin bombing in five minutes"
* Impeachment efforts
* Executive orders
* Presidential proclamations
* Bush transition

Speeches|

* Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine (1961)
* "A Time for Choosing" (1964)
* Neshoba County Fair "states' rights" speech (1980)
* First inaugural address (1981)
* Joint session of Congress (1981)
* "Ash heap of history" (1982)
* "Evil empire" (1983)
* Second inaugural address (1985)
* "Tear down this wall!" (1987)
* State of the Union
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988

Books|

* An American Life
* The Reagan Diaries

Elections|

* 1966 California gubernatorial election
* 11th commandment
* 1970 California gubernatorial election
* Republican presidential primaries (1968
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984)
* Republican National Convention (1968
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984)
* 1976 presidential campaign
* 1980 presidential campaign
* "There you go again"
* "Let's make America great again"
* 1984 presidential campaign
* "Morning in America"
* "Bear in the woods"
* United States presidential election (1976
* 1980
* 1984)

Cultural
depictions|

* Bibliography
* In music
* Let Them Eat Jellybeans! (1981)
* U.S. Postage stamps
* Rap Master Ronnie
* Ed the Happy Clown (1983 comic series)
* Spitting Image (TV series) (1984)
* A Mind Forever Voyaging (1985 game)
* The Dark Knight Returns (1986)
* film adaptation
* Pizza Man (1991 film)
* The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001 film)
* Reagan's War (2002 book)
* The Reagans (2003 film)
* Reagan (2011 documentary)
* The Butler (2013 film)
* Killing Reagan (2015 book)
* Killing Reagan (2016 film)
* Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020 game)
* The Reagans (2020 miniseries)
* Reagan (2024 film)
* Reykjavik (TBA)

Memorials|

* U.S. Capitol statue
* Namesakes and memorials
* Ronald Reagan Day
* Reagan Day Dinner
* USS Ronald Reagan
* Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
* Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
* Virginia statue
* Budapest statue
* Ronald Reagan Monument, Warshaw

Family|

* Jane Wyman (first wife)
* Nancy Reagan (second wife)
* Maureen Reagan (daughter)
* Michael Reagan (adopted son)
* Patti Davis (daughter)
* Ron Reagan (son)
* Jack Reagan (father)
* Nelle Wilson Reagan (mother)
* Neil Reagan (brother)
* Rex (dog)

Related|

* "What would Reagan do?"

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