Category: Statues Monuments and Memorials
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NY- Central Park in the rain- Fall Colors
The foliage is just starting to turn color in Central Park and should be in full regalia by next weekends NYC marathon.
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NY- Strawberry Fields in the rain- Central Park
Not even the rain can keep visitors from paying their respects at John Lennon’s memorial, the Calvert Vaux’s Imagine Mosaic in Strawberry Fields.
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NY- Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument- Riverside Park
In 1897 New York City held a design competition for a memorial to the soldiers and sailors from New York State killed in the Civil War. The brothers Charles and Arthur Stoughton won with their design, “Temple of Fame.†Paul E. M. DuBoy, who also planned the Ansonia Hotel, designed the sculptures in and around…
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NY- Firemen’s Memorial- Riverside Park
There is a memorial to firefighters who died on duty in Riverside Park that is home to one of the most moving September 11th remembrances. All of the names of the FDNY that were killed in the attack on the World Trade Center are read. It is a much more somber occasion without the media…
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NY- St. Joan of Arc Island- Riverside Park
There is a life sized statue of Saint Joan of Arc on her horse sculpted by Anna Vaughn Hyatt. It was dedicated in 1915 and was actually the first statue in New York City of a woman who was not a fictional character. I wonder who the preceding statues were of? It sits in a…
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NY- Brooklyn, Red Hook Pier, Statue of Liberty
There is a nice place to see the Statue of Liberty fron the pier in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
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NY- Huge American Flag at Ground Zero
This is definitely the largest flag I have seen. Draped over a building in preparation for tomorrows 9/11 memorial it is quite a sight to behold. God Bless America
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NY- Views from Hudson River Park, Battery Park City
Just another beautiful Saturday in New York City. In some of these pictures you can see all of the crane activity as Mayor Bloomberg and Company rebuild the old piers on the Hudson River. His Honor is driven to replace or refurbish every one of them and open more park space than the city has…
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NY- Central Park Angel Fountain
The Angel of the Waters Fountain in Central Park is is one of my favorite places to visit in all of New York.
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NY- Grant’s Tomb
At the corner of 122nd and Riverside Drive is General Grants National Memorial Tomb, the largest mausoleum in the United States. After retiring from government work Grant returned and settled in New York City a rich man. He was given quite the heroes welcome and became a celebrity on the social circuit of high society.…
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NY- Mosaic Tile Benches at Grant’s Tomb
Lining the exterior of the General Grant National Memorial at 122nd and Riverside Drive are handmade mosaic tile benches that make this memorial truly unique.
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NY- Columbus Monument by Gaetano Russo, 1892
This beautiful monument to Christopher Columbus sits as the centerpiece of the Columbus Circle Fountains Park. It was finished by Gaetano Russo in 1892 and refurbished by the Columbus Citizens Foundation in 1991. After The completion of the new Time Warner Center, the park was refurbished and is a beautiful spot in New York City…