Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan)
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Grand Army Plaza is a square at the southeast corner of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South (59th Street), covering two blocks on the west side of Fifth Avenue between 58th and 60th Streets. It contains an equestrian statue of William Tecumseh Sherman on its northern half and the Pulitzer Fountain on its southern half.
This article is about the plaza in Manhattan, New York City. For the plaza in Brooklyn, New York City, see Grand Army Plaza.
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Namesake | Grand Army of the Potomac |
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Type | Square |
Location | Manhattan |
Coordinates | 40°45′52″N 73°58′24″W |
Major junctions | Fifth Avenue |
60th Street end | 58th Street |
Construction | |
Commissioned | 1911 |
Construction start | 1915 |
Inauguration | 1916 (1916) |
Other | |
Designer | Carrère and Hastings |
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Grand Army Plaza was designed by Beaux-Arts architecture firm Carrère and Hastings and completed in 1916. It was renovated in 1933–1935, 1985, and 2013. The plaza has been a New York City scenic landmark since 1974.