Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza

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The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza is a monumental triumphal arch in Brooklyn commemorating Union forces who fought in the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
triumphal arch ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
architect John H. Duncan ⓘ
John Hemingway Duncan ⓘ
category Civil War monument ⓘ
monuments and memorials in Brooklyn ⓘ
outdoor sculpture in Brooklyn ⓘ
commemorates Union Army soldiers ⓘ
Union Navy sailors ⓘ
Union forces in the American Civil War ⓘ
completionDate 1892 ⓘ
conflictCommemorated American Civil War ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1889 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo Union soldiers and sailors ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Beaux-Arts ⓘ
hasArchitecturalType triumphal arch ⓘ
hasFullName Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
hasFunction ceremonial gateway to Prospect Park ⓘ
commemorative monument ⓘ
hasName Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch ⓘ
hasRelief battle scenes from the American Civil War ⓘ
hasSculpturalDecoration allegorical figures representing the Army and Navy ⓘ
hasSculpturalGroup quadriga on top of the arch ⓘ
hasStatue equestrian statue of Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
equestrian statue of William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places contributing property ⓘ
New York City Landmark ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1892 ⓘ
locatedIn Brooklyn ⓘ
New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
United States ⓘ
location Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
maintainedBy New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
near Brooklyn Museum ⓘ
Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch ⓘ
Prospect Park ⓘ
owner City of New York ⓘ
linked to: New York City
partOf Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
significantPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
symbolizes victory of the Union in the American Civil War ⓘ

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New York City Subway at Grand Army Plaza (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) → adjacentLandmark → Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
John H. Duncan → designed → Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
linked to: Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza
John H. Duncan → designed → Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch in Brooklyn ⓘ
linked to: Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza
John Hemenway Duncan → notableWork → Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch (Brooklyn) ⓘ
linked to: Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza
John Hemenway Duncan → designed → Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch (Brooklyn) ⓘ
linked to: Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza
John F. Kennedy Memorial (Grand Army Plaza) → locatedInProtectedArea → Brooklyn’s historic Grand Army Plaza ⓘ
subject linked to: John F. Kennedy Memorial
linked to: Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza
Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza → hasFullName → Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ