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Trump: Dante Alighieri statue restored in Washington

From ANSA · () Italian

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  • The National Park Service restored the Dante Alighieri memorial statue at Meridian Park in Washington, according to a notice shared by Donald Trump.
  • The work included cleaning and waxing the statue, which depicts Dante holding the Divine Comedy.
  • The notice also referred to the restoration of a Joan of Arc statue.

The statue of Dante Alighieri in Washington has been restored, Donald Trump announced by posting a notice from the U.S. Interior Department on his Truth social media account.

The notice, signed by Greg Wischer, said the National Park Service had restored the Dante memorial at Meridian Park. The work included cleaning and waxing the statue.

The sculpture shows the Italian poet holding his best-known work, the Divine Comedy, completed in 1321. The same notice also referred to the restoration of a statue of Joan of Arc.

The National Park Service restored the Dante memorial statue at Meridian Park in Washington. The work depicts the Italian poet Dante Alighieri holding his most famous work, The Divine Comedy, completed in 1321. The statue underwent cleaning and waxing.

· Greg WischerInterior Department notice shared by Donald Trump about the restoration work.
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