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Nobel Monument
- Location: Columbus Avenue between West 80-81st Streets
- Sculptor: A. Lindberg (portrait medallion)
- Architect: Sivert Lindblom
- Description: Retangular four-sided stele with attached bronze medallion; engraved with names of American laureates
- Materials: Vanga red granite (rough-hewn, Sweden), bronze, Swedish absolute black granite
- Dimensions: H: 11'6"; Medallion Dia: 3'5"
- Cast: 1999
- Dedicated: Oct. 14, 2003
- Foundry: H. Bergman, Sweden
- Donor: Merck Company Foundation
- Inscription: North side:
ALFRED NOBEL / 1833-1896 / [MEDALLION] / FOUNDER OF / THE NOBEL PRIZE / SWEDISH INVENTOR / INDUSTRIALIST / PHILANTHROPIST / AND HUMANIST /
West side:
Names of American Nobel laureates from 1906-1979
South side:
Names of American Nobel laureates from 1980-present. At bottom: A GIFT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK FROM THE MERCK COMPANY FOUNDATION / CREATED BY SIVERT LINDBLOM 2002 /
All sides at top: PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, / MEDICINE, LITERATURE, / PEACE, ECONOMICS /
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