Washington Arch | |
.jpg) The south face of the arch | |
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| 40°43′52″N 73°59′50″W / 40.7312355°N 73.9971028°W | |
| Location | Washington Square Park, Manhattan, New York City, United States |
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| Designer | Architect: Stanford White Sculptors: Frederick MacMonnies (spandrel panels) Philip Martiny (keystone eagles) Hermon A. MacNeil (George Washington as Commander-in Chief Alexander Stirling Calder (George Washington as President) |
| Builder | David H. King, Jr. |
| Material | Tuckahoe marble |
| Width | 57 ft (17 m) |
| Height | 73.5 ft (22.4 m) |
| Span | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
The Washington Square Arch, officially the Washington Arch,[1] is a marble memorial arch in Washington Square Park, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by architect Stanford White in 1891,[2] it commemorates the centennial of George Washington's 1789 inauguration as President of the United States, and forms the southern terminus of Fifth Avenue.
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