Place

Marconi Memorial

A large golden statue of a woman pointing on top of a golden stone.
Marconi Memorial

NPS / Claire Hassler

Quick Facts
Location:
Washington, DC

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Public Transit, Wheelchair Accessible

Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) was the inventor of the first radio wave communication system. Congress approved legislation for the memorial on April 13, 1938 (52 Stat. 217) and President Franklin Roosevelt signed the bill into law the next day. The monument was erected with funds collected by the Marconi Memorial Foundation.

Cost: $32,555

Dedicated: June 30, 1941

Sculptor: Attilio Piccirilli

Memorial Description

The memorial consists of a branze portrait bust of the Italian inventor. It sits on a double pedestal made of pink granite.

Inscriptions

front
MARCONI / 1874-1937

back
ERECTED BY POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION / AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF WASHINGTON / THE MARCONI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION / 1940

right
A. Piccirilli 1940

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Last updated: June 8, 2023