Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
Olmsted, Frederick Law, Sr.; Vaux, Calvert
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Alternative Title
Prospect Park Plaza
Date
1867Description
Grand Army Plaza, entrance ensemble, with a curved side walk and four columns, view of the walkway; Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York is an 11-acre (4.4 hectare) oval plaza that forms the main entrance to Prospect Park. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1867. It consists of concentric rings arranged as streets, with the outer ring being named Plaza Street. Originally known as Prospect Park Plaza, but renamed in 1926, it is perhaps best known for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch, Brooklyn's version of the Arc de Triomphe. It is also the site of the Bailey Fountain, and a monument to John F. Kennedy, as well as statues of Civil War generals Gouverneur Kemble Warren and Henry Warner Slocum, along with busts of notable Brooklyn citizens Alexander J.C. Skene and Henry W. Maxwell. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 2/9/2008)
Type of Work
plaza; monumentSubject
architectural exteriors, recreation and games, festivals, parks (recreation areas), Nineteenth century
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