Church of the Ascension
The Church of the Ascension is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of New York, located at 36–38 Fifth Avenue and West 10th Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan New York City.Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Episcopal
- Description: church building in Manhattan, United States of America
- Also known as: “Church of the Ascension, Episcopal”
- Address: 5th Avenue, New York
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Washington Square Park and Empire State Building.
Washington Square Park
Park
Photo: Irburgat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Washington Square Park is a 9.75-acre public park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is an icon as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity.
Empire State Building
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, Art Deco-style supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. Empire State Building is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Church of the Ascension.
Washington Square Arch
Photo: MBisanz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Washington Square Arch, officially the Washington Arch, is a marble memorial arch in Washington Square Park, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Washington Square Arch is situated 1,000 feet south of Church of the Ascension.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenwich Village and Union Square.
Greenwich Village
Photo: MBisanz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenwich Village is a well-known, largely residential district in Manhattan, once famous for its vibrant art and literary community. Nowadays the neighborhood is so gentrified that the artists and poets who once lived here wouldn't be able to afford the rents, but the Village is still worth a visit for its lovely tree-lined streets and colorful history.
Union Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Ainali, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Union Square is a historic intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, United States, located where Broadway and the former Bowery Road – now Park Avenue north of the Square – came together in the early 19th century.
Washington Square Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washington Square Village is an apartment complex in a superblock in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. WSV was developed by Paul Tishman and Morton S.
Church of the Ascension
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.73379° or 40° 44′ 2″ northLongitude
-73.99575° or 73° 59′ 45″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Inception
1841Height
57 feet (17 metres)Open location code
87G8P2M3+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 250072645OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=episcopal
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Church of the Ascension” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “升天教堂”
- Chinese: “昇天教堂”
- Czech: “Church of the Ascension v New Yorku”
- Czech: “kostel Nanebevstoupení Páně”
- German: “Church of the Ascension (Manhattan)”
- German: “Church of the Ascension”
- Spanish: “iglesia de la Ascensión (Nueva York)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Ascensión”
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