Material: Bronze and concrete faced with variegated green Eastern Taiwan marble
This larger-than-life bronze statue of Confucius, the famed Chinese thinker and social philosopher, sits on a concrete pedestal, which is faced in green marble. Architects: W.S. Chen (original pedestal); Tieh Chi Ho (renovated pedestal). Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New York City; government of the Republic of China