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dc.coverage.spatialSite: New York, New York, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporalpark begun 1824 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorunknown (American)en_US
dc.date1824en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-27T15:23:31Z
dc.date.available2013-02-27T15:23:31Z
dc.date.issued1824en_US
dc.identifier197015en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1584en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/104523
dc.descriptionView into the park, depicting seating; Battery Park is a 25 acre (10 hectare) public park located at the Battery, the southern tip of the New York City borough of Manhattan, facing New York Harbor. The Battery is named for the artillery battery that was stationed there at various times (first named the Battery in 1683) by the Dutch and British in order to protect the harbor. At the north end of the park is Pier A, formerly a fireboat station and Hope Garden, a memorial to AIDS victims. At the other end is Battery Gardens restaurant, next to the United States Coast Guard Battery Building. Along the waterfront, ferries depart for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. There is also a stop on the New York Water Taxi route between the Statue of Liberty Ferry and Pier A. The relatively modern park was created by landfill during the 19th century, resulting in a landscaped open space at the foot of the heavily developed mainland of downtown. Within the park lies Castle Clinton, an American fort built on a small artificial off-shore island immediately prior to the War of 1812 and named for mayor DeWitt Clinton. When the land of Battery Park was created, it enclosed the island. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/11/2008)en_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectlandscapesen_US
dc.subjectmilitaryen_US
dc.subjectwaren_US
dc.subjectparks (recreation areas)en_US
dc.subjectleisureen_US
dc.subjectmemorialsen_US
dc.subjectgreen spaceen_US
dc.subjectferry landingen_US
dc.subjectpromenadeen_US
dc.subjectquayen_US
dc.subjectTwentieth centuryen_US
dc.subjectNineteenth centuryen_US
dc.titleBattery Parken_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode2A2-US-NY-BAP-A8en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling) gardeningen_US
vra.worktypepark (recreation area)en_US
vra.worktypefortificationen_US
dc.contributor.displayunknown (American)en_US


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