Grand Army Plaza

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Grand Army Plaza is a monumental public square and traffic circle at the main entrance to Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, known for its triumphal arch and historic memorials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monumental plaza
public square
traffic circle
adjacentTo Prospect Park
archCompletionDate 1892
archConstructionStart 1889
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
borough Brooklyn
constructionStart 1867
country United States
designedBy Calvert Vaux
Frederick Law Olmsted
John H. Duncan
function gateway to Prospect Park
traffic hub
hasPart Abraham Lincoln statue
Bailey Fountain
Bust of Alexander Skene
Bust of James S. T. Stranahan
Henry Warner Slocum statue
John F. Kennedy Memorial
Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch
equestrian statue of William Tecumseh Sherman
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing
New York City Landmark
inaugurationDate 1867
locatedIn Brooklyn
New York City
New York State
linked to: New York

Prospect Heights
namedFor Grand Army of the Republic
near Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch
notableFor Civil War commemorations
historic memorials
triumphal arch
NRHPListingDate 1975
NYCLDesignationDate 1975
originalName Prospect Park Plaza
publicTransit Grand Army Plaza subway station
renamed Grand Army Plaza
renamingYear 1896
shape oval
subwayLines IRT Eastern Parkway Line
subwayService 2 train
3 train
traversedBy Eastern Parkway
Flatbush Avenue
Prospect Park West
Union Street

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Prospect Park hasPart Grand Army Plaza
Park Slope hasLandmark Grand Army Plaza
Prospect Heights contains Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn)
linked to: Grand Army Plaza
Grand Army Plaza renamed Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenue hasJunctionWith Grand Army Plaza
Prospect Park contains Grand Army Plaza (park entrance area)
linked to: Grand Army Plaza
Equestrian Statue of William Tecumseh Sherman location Grand Army Plaza
Grand Army Plaza station nearbyLandmark Grand Army Plaza
Grand Army Plaza station hasEntranceOn Grand Army Plaza
John H. Duncan notableWork Grand Army Plaza arch
linked to: Grand Army Plaza
Eastern Parkway connectsTo Grand Army Plaza
Eastern Parkway terminusWest Grand Army Plaza
Prospect Park hasPart Grand Army Plaza
Prospect Park circulation system relatedTo Grand Army Plaza entrances
linked to: Grand Army Plaza
Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch location Grand Army Plaza
Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch partOf Grand Army Plaza Historic District
linked to: Grand Army Plaza
Bailey Fountain location Grand Army Plaza
John F. Kennedy Memorial (Grand Army Plaza) heritageDesignationArea Grand Army Plaza historic area
subject linked to: John F. Kennedy Memorial
linked to: Grand Army Plaza
Abraham Lincoln statue (Grand Army Plaza) locatedIn Grand Army Plaza
subject linked to: Abraham Lincoln statue
Abraham Lincoln statue (Grand Army Plaza) isFocalPointOf Grand Army Plaza
subject linked to: Abraham Lincoln statue
Bust of Alexander Skene location Grand Army Plaza
Bust of Alexander Skene isArtworkIn Grand Army Plaza
Prospect Park Plaza formerNameOf Grand Army Plaza
Prospect Park Plaza replacedBy Grand Army Plaza
Prospect Park Plaza hasCurrentName Grand Army Plaza
Pomona statue locatedIn Grand Army Plaza
Pomona statue associatedWith Grand Army Plaza
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn hasLandmark Grand Army Plaza
Union Street (Brooklyn) connectedToArea Grand Army Plaza
subject linked to: Union Street
Union Street (Brooklyn) hasIntersectionNear Grand Army Plaza
subject linked to: Union Street