New York City: Monuments and Statues
Places and attractions in the Monuments and statues category
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Statue of Liberty
American icon in New York Harbor The Statue of Liberty stands tall as an emblem of freedom and democracy in New York City, United States. This colossal statue, dedicated on October 28, 1886, was a gift from the people of France to the United States to commemorate the centennial of the American...
Bethesda Terrace and Fountain
Lakeside terrace with a sizable fountain Nestled in the heart of Central Park, Bethesda Terrace and Fountain stand as an emblem of New York City's artistic and social history. The focal point of the terrace is the majestic statue known as "Angel of the Waters," sculpted by Emma Stebbins in 1873.
Peace Fountain
The Peace Fountain is a striking and thought-provoking sculpture located in the vibrant city of New York City, United States. As a hidden gem nestled in the Manhattan neighborhood of Morningside Heights, it stands adjacent to the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, the...
Strawberry Fields Memorial
Central Park memorial to John Lennon Nestled within the bustling streets of New York City lies a tranquil haven known as Strawberry Fields Memorial. This poignant tourist attraction, located in the expansive Central Park, commemorates the life and legacy of legendary musician John Lennon.
Grant's Tomb
Grant's Tomb, officially known as the General Grant National Memorial, stands as a solemn testament to the legacy of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States and the commanding general of the Union Army during the Civil War.
Madison Square Park Fountain
Nestled in the heart of Manhattan, Madison Square Park Fountain is a scenic oasis amid the bustling cityscape of New York City. This charming fountain, though less grandiose than its counterparts across the city, offers a tranquil respite for locals and tourists alike...
Nobel Monument
The Nobel Monument is an obelisk in honor of U.S. Nobel laureates, located just northwest of the American Museum of Natural History in Theodore Roosevelt Park in Manhattan, with the names of U.S. laureates of the Nobel Prize engraved on its western, southern, and eastern sides, and the name and image of Alfred Nobel on the north side.
Unisphere
Large globe designed for a World's Fair The Unisphere is a spherical stainless steel representation of Earth in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the New York City borough of Queens. The globe was designed by Gilmore D. Clarke as part of his plan for the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House is a custom house erected in 1902–1907 by the federal government to house the duty collection operations for the Port of New York.
Foley Square
Foley Square, also called Federal Plaza, is a street intersection in the Civic Center neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City, which contains a small triangular park named Thomas Paine Park.
Metronome
Metronome is a large public art installation located along the south end of Union Square in New York City.
Surrogate's Courthouse
The Surrogate's Courthouse is a historic building at the northwest corner of Chambers and Centre Streets in the Civic Center of Manhattan in New York City. Completed in 1907, it was designed in the Beaux Arts style. John Rochester Thomas created the original plans while Arthur J. Horgan and Vincent J.
Frederick Douglass Memorial
The Frederick Douglass Memorial is a memorial commemorating Frederick Douglass, installed at the northwest corner of New York City's Central Park, in the U.S. state of New York. The memorial includes an 8-foot bronze sculpture depicting Douglass by Gabriel Koren and a large circle and fountain designed by Algernon Miller.
Columbus Circle
Columbus Circle is a traffic circle and heavily trafficked intersection in the New York City borough of Manhattan, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue, Broadway, Central Park South, and Central Park West, at the southwest corner of Central Park.
Vessel
Vessel is a structure and visitor attraction built as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Home Run Apple
The Home Run Apple is a motorized apple prop in the batter's eye at Citi Field in New York City, New York, United States; which rises whenever the New York Mets score a home run there.
African Burial Ground National Monument
African Burial Ground National Monument is a monument at Duane Street and African Burial Ground Way in the Civic Center section of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Its main building is the Ted Weiss Federal Building at 290 Broadway.
Pulitzer Fountain
Pulitzer Fountain is an outdoor fountain located in Manhattan's Grand Army Plaza in New York. The fountain is named after newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer who died in 1911 having bequeathed $50,000 for the creation of the fountain.
Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain
The Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain is an outdoor fountain in Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York memorializing Josephine Shaw Lowell, a social worker active in the late 19th century. The fountain was designed by architect Charles A. Platt and dedicated in 1912.
USS Maine National Monument
The USS Maine National Monument is an outdoor monument located at the Merchants' Gate entrance to Central Park, at Columbus Circle, in Manhattan, New York City. It was cast on September 1, 1912 and dedicated on May 30, 1913 to the men killed aboard USS Maine when the ship exploded in Havana harbor.
King Jagiello Monument
The King Jagiełło Monument is an equestrian monument of Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, located in Central Park, New York City.
Statue of George M. Cohan
A bronze statue of composer George M. Cohan, by artist Georg John Lober and architect Otto Langman, is installed at Duffy Square in Manhattan, in New York. Cast in 1959 and dedicated on September 11, 1959, the statue rests on a light Barre granite pedestal, which is set on a dark Barre granite base.
Love
Love is a pop art image by American artist Robert Indiana. It consists of the letters L and O over the letters V and E in bold Didone type; the O is slanted sideways so that its oblong negative space creates a line leading to the V.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Monument is a monument located at 89th Street and Riverside Drive in Riverside Park in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch is a triumphal arch at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York City, just north of Prospect Park. Built from 1889 to 1892, the arch is dedicated "To the Defenders of the Union, 1861–1865".
Charging Bull
Popular bronze statue and financial icon Charging Bull, sometimes referred to as the Bull of Wall Street or the Bowling Green Bull, is a bronze sculpture that stands on Broadway just north of Bowling Green in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City.
SoHo
The Wall, also known as The Gateway to Soho, is a piece of minimalist art that was constructed in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State
The Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State, First Department is a historic court house located at 35 East 25th Street at the corner of Madison Avenue, across from Madison Square Park, in Manhattan, New York City.
Vietnam Veterans Plaza
Vietnam Veterans Plaza is an American memorial plaza in Manhattan, New York. It honors New York City citizens who served during the 20th-century Vietnam War.
Titanic Memorial
The Titanic Memorial is a 60-foot-tall lighthouse at Fulton and Pearl Streets in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Duarte Square
Juan Pablo Duarte Square, usually shortened to Duarte Square, is a 0.45-acre triangular park in Hudson Square, in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
Rocket Thrower
Rocket Thrower is a 1963 bronze sculpture by American sculptor Donald De Lue. Created for the 1964 New York World's Fair, it is located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City.
Reclining Figure
Reclining Figure 1963–5 is a statue by Henry Moore. The original two-part bronze statue of a human figure was commissioned for the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, where it has been displayed outdoors since 1965 in a pool of water to the north of the new Metropolitan Opera House.
Untermyer Fountain
The Untermyer Fountain is a memorial fountain with a bronze cast of Walter Schott's sculpture Three Dancing Maidens. It is located in the Conservatory Garden of Central Park in New York City.
Atlas Statue
Atlas is a bronze statue in Rockefeller Center, within the International Building's courtyard, in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is across Fifth Avenue from St. Patrick's Cathedral. The sculpture depicts the ancient Greek Titan Atlas holding the heavens on his shoulders.
Joyce Kilmer Park
The Lorelei Fountain, also known as the Heinrich Heine Memorial, is a monument located on East 161st Street in the Concourse section of the Bronx, New York City, near the Bronx County Courthouse.
Giuseppe Verdi Monument
The Giuseppe Verdi Monument is a sculpture honoring composer Giuseppe Verdi in Verdi Square Park in Manhattan, New York City. The statue was created by Italian sculptor Pasquale Civiletti.
Statue of William E. Dodge
William Earl Dodge is an outdoor bronze sculpture of William E. Dodge by John Quincy Adams Ward, located at Bryant Park in Manhattan, New York. It was cast in 1885 and dedicated on October 22 of that year.
Burnett Memorial Fountain
Frances Hodgson Burnett Memorial Fountain, located near Fifth Avenue and the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan's Central Park, is an outdoor bronze sculpture and fountain which serves as a memorial to Burnett, the author of several literary classics including The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy.
107th Infantry Memorial
The 107th Infantry Memorial is an outdoor bronze sculpture and memorial located at the intersection of East 67th Street and Fifth Avenue in Central Park, in Manhattan, New York, which honors members of the 107th Infantry who died during World War I.
Statue of Roscoe Conkling
An outdoor sculpture of Roscoe Conkling by John Quincy Adams Ward is installed near Madison Avenue and 23rd Street in Madison Square Park in Manhattan, New York.
Statue of Christopher Columbus
Columbus is a statue in Astoria, Queens created by Angelo Racioppi with funds from the New York City Works Progress Administration Art Project. It sits in Columbus Square park. Dedicated in 1941, it is in bronze on a cast stone base. It depicts Christopher Columbus as a young, energetic explorer at the helm.
General William Jenkins Worth Monument
The General William Jenkins Worth Monument is a granite obelisk by James G. Batterson, installed in Manhattan's Worth Square, in the U.S. state of New York.
Single Form
Single Form is a monumental bronze sculpture by the British artist Barbara Hepworth. It is her largest work, and one of her most prominent public commissions, displayed since 1964 in a circular water feature that forms a traffic island at the Headquarters of the United Nations...
Civic Virtue
Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness is a sculpture group and fountain in New York City, created by sculptor Frederick William MacMonnies and architect Thomas Hastings, and carved by the Piccirilli Brothers.
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