Free Things to do in New York City Vistor Guide
Top Five Monuments to Visit in New York City
STATUE OF LIBERTY
What does liberty mean? Why is it so important to American revolutionaries? Partly because liberty represents a kind of spirit which encouraged American revolutionaries to declare their independence from the Mother Country.
In world history, especially, liberty represents a spirit which enlightened French revolutionaries to fight against the monarchy and its despotism in France. In French, La liberté éclairant le monde, well-known more as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté), is a large statue that was given to the United States by France in 1886. It lies at Liberty Island, New York in New York Harbor, which attracts a large number of visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans every day.
The statue, dedicated on October 28, 1886, commemorates the centennial of the United States and represents the friendship between France and the United States.
In the world, the Statue of Liberty not just represents New York City, but also as a symbol which can represent the United States and tell people that American revolutionaries hate slavery and despotism and were so thirsty of liberty.
The Status of Liberty
architect Sculptor: Auguste Frederic Bartholdi,
Structural Engineer: Gustave Eiffel
pedestal Richard Morris Hunt
location: Liberty Island, New York Harbor.
Date: 1884
Style: Neoclassical realistic sculpture
Construction: iron frame, copper cladding
Type: monumental statue and observation tower
No. 2 Grant’s Tomb
Architect: John H. Duncan
Location: Riverside Drive at 122nd St. (212) 666-1640
Date: 1897
Style: Neo-Classicism
Construction: limestone
Type: Monument
Ulysses S. Grant, a well-known general during the American Civil War, was famous for his excellent deeds created in the American history. The monument of Ulysses S. Grant, as a place to memorize him, exemplifies the social institutions and high culture in Morningside Heights and tell us more about the Civil War culture and history.
Grand Army Plaza
Architect: Olmsted and Vaux
Location: All Grand Army Plaza, within Plaza St. at the intersection of Flatbush Ave., Prospect Park W., Eastern Pkwy., and Vanderbilt Ave.
Date: 1870.
Style: Beaux-Arts
Type: Monument
Olmsted & Vaux designed this monumental oval traffic circle in the spirit of Paris’ Etoile, now the Place Charles de Gaulle. As a masterstroke of city planning, this nexus connects the great Eastern Parkway and the Prospect Park. This triumphal arch did not finished until 22 years later. The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch was built between 1889 and 1892, commemorating Union forces that perished in the Civil War.
Washington Square Arch
Architect: McKim, Mead and White
Location: North side of Washington Square Park at Fifth Avenue
Date: 1895
Style: Beaux-Arts
Construction: Tuckahoe marble
Type: Monument
In order to celebrate the centennial of George Washington's inauguration, Washington Square Arch was erected in 1889 decorated with Roman triumphal arches.
Columbus Circle Fountain
Sculptor: Gaetano Russo
Location: Columbus Circle
Date: Unveiled 1892
Style: Beaux-Arts
Construction: 70 foot granite column with bronze reliefs
Type: Monument
Columbus Circle Fountain lies in the center of Columbus Circle, at the southwest perimeter of Central Park, is also a good monument in the New York City. Columbus Circle Fountain was a place to memorize Christopher Columbus and when you visit the Columbus Circle Fountain, you will see a magnificent towering marble statue of Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus, a great Italian mariner and navigator, is known for sailing across the Atlantic Ocean and with the discovery of the American continent.
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