- Joined
- Jan 7, 2013
- Location
- Long Island, NY
To recall the end of the Battle of Gettysburg I visited the second largest Civil War monument in New York. Grand Army Plaza is a massive memorial series covering 11 acres at the entrance to Prospect Park. Prospect Park, designed by Central Park's Frederick Law Olmstead, is one of the most outstanding urban parks in the United States.
Olmstead designed the original Prospect Park Plaza as an ornate entrance to the park. It opened in 1867 and two years later a statue of Lincoln was placed in the Park. In 1885, Brooklyn's mayor, Seth Low of First Unitartian Church fame, began the process to erect the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch. After the arch was completed in 1892, famed architect Stanford White redesigned the plaza. The Lincoln statue was moved elsewhere in Prospect Park.
Here is a view from the park of the 80 foot high arch. Its architect was John Duncan, who also designed Grant's Tomb. The cars give a sense of the scale.
Olmstead designed the original Prospect Park Plaza as an ornate entrance to the park. It opened in 1867 and two years later a statue of Lincoln was placed in the Park. In 1885, Brooklyn's mayor, Seth Low of First Unitartian Church fame, began the process to erect the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch. After the arch was completed in 1892, famed architect Stanford White redesigned the plaza. The Lincoln statue was moved elsewhere in Prospect Park.
Here is a view from the park of the 80 foot high arch. Its architect was John Duncan, who also designed Grant's Tomb. The cars give a sense of the scale.