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The Spirit of Detroit is a city monument with a large bronze statue created by Marshall Fredericks and located at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It was commissioned in 1955 for a cost of $58,000, and dedicated in 1958. In its left hand, the large seated figure holds a gilt bronze sphere emanating rays to symbolize God. In its right hand, is a family group symbolizing all human relationships. The 26-foot (7.9 m) sculpture was the largest cast bronze statue since the Renaissance when it was first installed. It was cast in Oslo, Norway.

The statue underwent a restoration in 2006[update], funded by foundations and other private donations.

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The sculpture was not actually named. Nevertheless, it bears an inscription from 2 Corinthians (3:17) on the wall behind it: “Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” It also includes the seals of the city and the county. A plaque in front of the sculpture bears the inscription, “Through the spirit of man is manifested in the family, the noblest human relationship.”