Washington Square Arch
Washington Arch | |
The south face of the arch | |
| Location | Washington Square Park, Manhattan, New York City, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′52″N 73°59′50″W / 40.7312355°N 73.9971028°W |
| Designer | Architect: Stanford White Sculptors: Frederick MacMonnies (spandrel panels) Philip Martiny (keystone eagles) Hermon A. MacNeil (George Washington as Commander-in Chief Alexander Stirling Calder (George Washington as President) |
| Builder | David H. King, Jr. |
| Material | Tuckahoe marble |
| Width | 57 ft (17 m) |
| Height | 73.5 ft (22.4 m) |
| Span | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
The Washington Square Arch, officially the Washington Arch, is a marble memorial arch in Washington Square Park, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by architect Stanford White in 1891, it commemorates the centennial of George Washington's 1789 inauguration as President of the United States, and forms the southern terminus of Fifth Avenue.