Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument

The Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Monument is located in , at the intersection of 89th Street and Riverside Drive, on the of in .
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: monument in Manhattan, New York City
  • Also known as: “Sailors and Soldiers Monument”, “Sailors‘ and Soldiers’ Monument”, “Soldiers and Sailors Monument”, “Soldiers‘ and Sailors’ Monument”, and “Soldiers‘ and Sailors’ Monument (New York City)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Park and American Museum of Natural History.

Photo: Ed Yourdon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
A vast green swath of open space in the heart of , is a district in its own right, neatly separating the from the , stretching from Midtown at the southern end to at the north.

Museum
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The is a natural history museum on the of in . Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from , the museum complex comprises 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. is situated 4,200 feet south of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument.

Church
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The is a Greek Orthodox church at West End Avenue and West 91st Street on the of in . is situated 800 feet east of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper West Side and Manhattan Valley.

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The covers a large area in upper bounded by 59th Street on the south, 125th Street on the north, the Hudson River on the west, and and Morningside Park on the east.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the northern part of the of in . It is bounded by West 110th Street to the north, Central Park West to the east, West 96th Street to the south, and Broadway to the west.

Town
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is a town in the northern part of , in the U.S. state of . In the 2020 Census, it was the most densely populated incorporated municipality in the United States, as well as one of the most densely populated municipalities…

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument

Latitude
40.7921° or 40° 47′ 32″ north
Longitude
-73.97893° or 73° 58′ 44″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Inception
1900
Height
102 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
87G8Q2RC+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 270975149
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q3489276
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