Taras Shevchenko Memorial

Taras Shevchenko Memorial

38°54′36.06″N 77°2′56.25″W / 38.9100167°N 77.0489583°W / 38.9100167; -77.0489583
Location	2200 block of P Street NW Washington, D.C., U.S.
Designer	Leo Mol (sculptor) Radoslav Zuk (architect) Jones Brothers Company (stonework)
Material	Bronze (statue) Granite (base, wall)
Length	4.7 feet (1.4 m)
Width	4.6 feet (1.4 m)
Height	21 feet (6.4 m)
Beginning date	July 14, 1962
Opening date	June 27, 1964
Dedicated to	Taras Shevchenko

The Taras Shevchenko Memorial is a bronze statue and stone relief-adorned wall located on the 2200 block of P Street NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. It is one of many monuments in Washington, D.C. that honor foreign heroes who symbolize freedom in their native countries. Sculpted by Leo Mol, the memorial honors Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861), a Ukrainian poet and artist who influenced the development of modern Ukrainian literature.

The committee to build the memorial included former U.S. President Harry S. Truman as the honorary head. Opposition to the memorial's installation was led by The Washington Post. It was dedicated in 1964, the 150th anniversary of Shevchenko's birth. Dignitaries at the dedication ceremony included prominent Ukrainian Americans, former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, members of the U.S. Congress, and Hollywood actors.

The Taras Shevchenko Memorial and surrounding park are maintained by the National Park Service. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, renamed the surrounding park as Ukrainian Independence Park. The statue is one of two Ukrainian monuments in the nation's capital. The second, a memorial to the Ukrainian victims of the 1932–1933 famine, was completed in 2015.