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dc.coverage.spatialSite: New York, New York, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1867 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorOlmsted, Frederick Law, Sr.en_US
dc.creatorVaux, Calverten_US
dc.date1867en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-11T19:25:22Z
dc.date.available2013-07-11T19:25:22Z
dc.date.issued1867en_US
dc.identifier223991en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 544en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/132618
dc.descriptionGrand Army Plaza, Memorial Arch, general view, on axis from the south; 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)en_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectrecreation and gamesen_US
dc.subjectfestivalsen_US
dc.subjectparks (recreation areas)en_US
dc.subjectNineteenth centuryen_US
dc.titleGrand Army Plaza, Brooklynen_US
dc.title.alternativeProspect Park Plazaen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode2A1-OF-PP-1-C1en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniqueen_US
vra.worktypeplazaen_US
vra.worktypemonumenten_US
dc.contributor.displayCalvert Vaux (American architect, 1824-1895); Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. (American landscape architect, 1822-1903)en_US


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