Ether Monument
4.6 (111)attraction
4.6 (111)A Moorish-inspired pavilion in the Public Garden honoring the first successful public use of surgical anesthesia.
Description
Set near Arlington and Marlborough streets, the structure is built from granite and red marble and detailed with intricate carvings. Sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward designed the monument, which was dedicated in 1868 to commemorate the 1846 demonstration of ether at Massachusetts General Hospital.
