Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza

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monument triumphal arch war memorial

The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza is a monumental triumphal arch in Brooklyn commemorating Union forces who fought in the American Civil War.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch (Brooklyn) 2
Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza canonical 1
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
triumphal arch ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
architect John H. Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Hemingway Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Civil War monument ⓘ
monuments and memorials in Brooklyn ⓘ
outdoor sculpture in Brooklyn ⓘ
commemorates Union Army soldiers ⓘ
Union Navy sailors ⓘ
Union forces in the American Civil War ⓘ
completionDate 1892 ⓘ
conflictCommemorated American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1889 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo Union soldiers and sailors ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Beaux-Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchitecturalType triumphal arch ⓘ
hasFullName Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFunction ceremonial gateway to Prospect Park ⓘ
commemorative monument ⓘ
hasName Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRelief battle scenes from the American Civil War ⓘ
hasSculpturalDecoration allegorical figures representing the Army and Navy ⓘ
hasSculpturalGroup quadriga on top of the arch ⓘ
hasStatue equestrian statue of Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ
equestrian statue of William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places contributing property NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York City Landmark ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1892 ⓘ
locatedIn Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
location Grand Army Plaza NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy New York City Department of Parks and Recreation NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
near Brooklyn Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prospect Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner New York City ⓘ
surface form: City of New York
partOf Grand Army Plaza NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
significantPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
symbolizes victory of the Union in the American Civil War ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York City Subway at Grand Army Plaza (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) → adjacentLandmark → Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
John H. Duncan → designed → Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza
John H. Duncan → designed → Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch in Brooklyn
John Hemenway Duncan → notableWork → Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch (Brooklyn)
John Hemenway Duncan → designed → Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
this entity surface form: Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch (Brooklyn)