Saraswati | |
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Year | 2013 |
Type | Sculpture |
Subject | Saraswati and three students, including Barack Obama |
Dimensions | 4.9 m (16 ft) |
Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
38°54′37″N 77°02′45″W / 38.9103°N 77.045829°WCoordinates: 38°54′37″N 77°02′45″W / 38.9103°N 77.045829°W |
Saraswati is an outdoor sculpture of the Hindu goddess of the same name, installed outside the Embassy of Indonesia in Embassy Row, Washington, D.C., in the United States. The work was created by multiple Balinese sculptors and installed in 2013. The 16-foot (4.9 m) gold and white statue depicts Saraswati standing on a lotus with three young students at her feet, one of which depicts Barack Obama.