Serving as both a memorial and tomb for thousands of people who lost their lives in the American Revolutionary War, the Prison Ship Martyrs Memorial is a granite column that is the most notable aspect of Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, New York. By serving as both an active attraction as well as an actual […]
Columbus Park is a wide-open downtown plaza that is surrounded by government and historic buildings in Brooklyn, New York. By incorporating numerous monuments and places to engage, the space has become something much more for the community and region. The Christopher Columbus Memorial and More A statue of Christopher Columbus is the most distinctive monument […]
Designed to provide a scenic approach into Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza has provided the area with a strong sense of identity that permeates New York City’s most populous borough. Mentioned as one of the borough’s most important gathering points, Grand Army Plaza contains a triumphal arch, distinctive fountain, and numerous monuments that have […]
Referred to as Brooklyn’s most important monumental public artwork and a New York City landmark, the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Memorial Arch in Grand Army Plaza is dedicated to the men who fought in the Union forces during the Civil War. One of the most notable attractions in the city, it has come to mean something […]
Separately installed in Brooklyn’s Cadman Plaza Park, the Brookyln War Memorial honors Brooklynites who served in World War II while the William Jay Gaynor Memorial is dedicated to the former mayor. Both of them provide a sense of identity and connection for Cadman Plaza Park, highlighting how such memorials can honor the community in the […]
Located at the 9th Street entrance of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, the Lafayette Memorial provides the park with a notable feature that continues to enable engagement and interest. Simple but powerful, the piece highlights what it can mean for a landmark to provide a place with a sense of identity that resonates across eras. A […]