| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: New York, New York, United States | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1891-1895 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | McKim, Mead, and White | en_US |
| dc.date | 1891-1895 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-27T15:14:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-12-27T15:14:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1891-1895 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 180733 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 1978 | en_US |
| dc.description | Close side view, from southwest; In 1889, to celebrate the centennial of George Washington's inauguration as president of the United States, a large plaster and wood Memorial Arch was erected over Fifth Avenue just north of the park. The temporary plaster and wood arch was so popular that in 1892 a permanent marble arch, designed by the New York architect Stanford White, was erected, standing 77 feet (23 m), built just inside the park. White modeled the arch after the 1806 Arc de Triomphe in Paris. In 1918 two statues of George Washington were added to the north side. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/9/2010) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stone; marble | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | architecture | en_US |
| dc.subject | rulers and leaders | en_US |
| dc.subject | Washington, George, 1732-1799 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nineteenth century | en_US |
| dc.subject | Neoclassical | en_US |
| dc.title | Washington Square Arch | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A1-MM-WA-A3 | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | McKim, Mead, and White (American architectural firm, 1879-1910) | en_US |
