Columbus Circle

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Columbus Circle is a major traffic circle and public landmark in Manhattan, New York City, known as a key transportation hub and the point from which all official distances from New York City are measured.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
public square
traffic circle
adjacentTo Central Park
borders southwest corner of Central Park
constructedFor 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasAlternateClassification roundabout
hasCentralFeature pedestal with Columbus statue
traffic circle roadway
hasCoordinateSystemRole origin point for New York City highway distance signs
hasDesignElement radial street layout
hasMonument Columbus Monument
hasNearbyBuilding Deutsche Bank Center
Museum of Arts and Design
Time Warner Center
Trump International Hotel & Tower
surface form: Trump International Hotel and Tower
hasPostalCode 10019
hasPublicArt Columbus Monument
hasStatueOf Christopher Columbus
hasUrbanFunction pedestrian gathering space
traffic distribution
isMaintainedBy New York City Department of Transportation
isMajorGatewayTo Central Park
isPartOf borough of Manhattan
surface form: Borough of Manhattan
isPointFromWhich official distances from New York City are measured
isPublicSpace true
isTouristAttraction true
isTransportationHub true
locatedAtIntersectionOf Broadway
Central Park West
Eighth Avenue
West 59th Street
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
New York
surface form: New York State

United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInNeighborhood Midtown Manhattan
monumentDesignedBy Gaetano Russo
monumentUnveiledIn 1892
namedAfter Christopher Columbus
servedBySubwayLine 1
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servedBySubwayStation 59th Street–Columbus Circle station

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Rose Museum locatedNear Columbus Circle
Broadway notableIntersection Columbus Circle
Laurie Olin notableWork Columbus Circle
this entity surface form: Columbus Circle, New York City
Broadway (Manhattan street) intersects Columbus Circle
Broadway (Manhattan street) hasLandmark Columbus Circle
Grand Army Plaza near Columbus Circle
this entity surface form: Columbus Circle (via Central Park South corridor)
Heckscher Playground near Columbus Circle
Upper West Side contains Columbus Circle
this entity surface form: Columbus Circle (southern edge)
Central Park West southernTerminus Columbus Circle
West Side of Manhattan hasLandmark Columbus Circle
2 Columbus Circle, New York City location Columbus Circle
subject surface form: 2 Columbus Circle
2 Columbus Circle, New York City overlooks Columbus Circle
subject surface form: 2 Columbus Circle
59th Street crosses Columbus Circle
59th Street hasLandmarkAlong Columbus Circle
Louisiana Avenue NW vicinity near Columbus Circle
Judiciary Square hasLandmark Columbus Circle
Hearst Tower (New York City) near Columbus Circle
Central Park South buildings adjacentTo Columbus Circle
Central Park South entrance near Columbus Circle
The Plaza Food Hall near Columbus Circle
Central Park South runsFrom Columbus Circle
Central Park South adjacentTo Columbus Circle
Time Warner Center (as Related Companies project) location Columbus Circle
subject surface form: Time Warner Center
Time Warner Center (as Related Companies project) overlooks Columbus Circle
subject surface form: Time Warner Center
Time Warner Center location Columbus Circle
Time Warner Center overlooks Columbus Circle
Museum of Arts and Design locatedIn Columbus Circle
Museum of Arts and Design buildingLocatedOn Columbus Circle
this entity surface form: Columbus Circle traffic circle
Gallery of Modern Art locatedNear Columbus Circle
subject surface form: Gallery of Modern Art (New York City)
Lollipop Building partOf Columbus Circle
this entity surface form: Columbus Circle area
Amy Smart notableWork Columbus Circle
59th Street–Columbus Circle servesArea Columbus Circle
59th Street–Columbus Circle hasEntrance Columbus Circle
this entity surface form: Columbus Circle and West 59th Street