Bowling Green Fence

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Bowling Green Fence is the historic iron fence surrounding Manhattan’s Bowling Green park, notable for once bearing royal symbols removed during the American Revolution.

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Bowling Green Fence canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
historic iron fence
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Bowling Green subway station NERFINISHED
Broadway (Manhattan) NERFINISHED
Charging Bull sculpture NERFINISHED
State Street (Manhattan) NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Georgian-era ironwork
associatedWith American Revolution NERFINISHED
patriot protests against British rule
constructionStartDate 1771
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCulturalSignificance site of early revolutionary protest in New York
hasHeritageValue one of the oldest surviving pieces of urban ironwork in New York City
symbol of the break with British monarchy
hasHistoricalPeriod colonial era
hasMarker historical plaque describing removal of royal symbols
hasPart gate openings
iron railings
posts that once held royal crowns
stone base
heritageDesignation New York City Landmark
contributing property to a historic district in Lower Manhattan
imageSubject historic photographs of Bowling Green
inception 1771
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
New York State NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
location Bowling Green Park NERFINISHED
maintainedBy New York City Department of Parks and Recreation NERFINISHED
material wrought iron
near Battery Park NERFINISHED
Financial District of Manhattan NERFINISHED
notableFor bearing royal emblems of the British monarchy before the American Revolution
royal crowns and symbols being removed by American patriots
visible saw marks where royal crowns were cut off
ownedBy New York City
surface form: City of New York
partOf historic fabric of Lower Manhattan
significantEvent destruction of King George III equestrian statue in 1776
removal of royal symbols during the American Revolution
surrounds Bowling Green NERFINISHED
touristAttraction yes
usedFor enclosing public park space

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Bowling Green hasPart Bowling Green Fence