Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch is a triumphal arch at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Designed by John Hemenway Duncan and built from 1889 to 1892, the arch commemorates American Civil War veterans.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: triumphal arch in Brooklyn, New York
- Also known as: “Soldiers‘ and Sailors’ Arch” and “Soldiers‘ and Sailors’ Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prospect Park and Grand Army Plaza.
Prospect Park
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prospect Park is in Brooklyn. It includes its namesake park, plus the neighborhoods of Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Windsor Terrace, and Prospect Park South.
Grand Army Plaza
Square
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Army Plaza, originally known as Prospect Park Plaza, is a public plaza that comprises the northern corner and the main entrance of Prospect Park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Museum
Museum
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum is New York City's second largest and contains an art collection with around 500,000 objects. Brooklyn Museum is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prospect Heights and Park Slope.
Prospect Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prospect Heights is a neighborhood in the northwest of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The traditional boundaries are Flatbush Avenue to the west, Atlantic Avenue to the north, Eastern Parkway – beginning at Grand Army Plaza – to the south, and Washington Avenue to the east.
Park Slope
Neighborhood
Photo: GK tramrunner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Park Slope is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, within an area known as South Brooklyn. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park and Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, and Prospect Expressway to the south.
Gowanus
Neighborhood
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gowanus is a neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community District 6.
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch
- Categories: triumphal arch, building, and historic site
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.67299° or 40° 40′ 23″ northLongitude
-73.9699° or 73° 58′ 12″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Inception
October 21st, 1892Height
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
87G8M2FJ+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 20679503OpenStreetMap feature
building=triumphal_archOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7557372
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “战士和水手拱门”
- Japanese: “ソルジャーとセイラーのアーチ”
- Malay: “Gerbang Askar dan Pelaut”
- Spanish: “Arco de los Soldados y Marineros”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket and Bailey Fountain.
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