Right by
NYU is Washington Square, a park dedicated to the first president of the United States. The most famous part of the 9.75-acre park is the Washington Arch. Originally built in wood to commemorate the one-hundredth anniversary of George Washington's presidential inauguration in 1889, it was redone in Tuckahoe marble in 1892.
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| Washington Arch seen from inside the park |
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| View from the start of 5th Avenue just outside the park |
The street-facing side of the monument has two statues of Washington.
Washington As Statesman Accompanied by Wisdom and Justice was added in 1918.
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| Washington as Statesman |
The other side of the arch has
Washington as General Accompanied by Fame and Valor. It was installed in 1916.
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| Washington as General |
The park has some other statues.
Garibaldi is a statue commemorating Guiseppe Garibaldi, the 19th-century leader who united Italy under one government. The statue was donated by Italian-Americans and was erected in 1888.
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| Garibaldi monument |
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| A dramatic pose |
On the other side of the park from Garibaldi is the Holley Memorial. It was dedicated in 1890 to honor Alexander Lyman Holley. He is credited with founding the American steel industry.
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| Holley Memorial |
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| Closeup of the bust |
Since we visited in late March, the central fountain was not running.
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| The park fountain |
The park is surrounded on three sides by New York University, a private college founded in 1831, so almost 200 years old.
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| NYU buildings |
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| Fountain, arch, and NYU buildings |
The park does have very nice bathrooms and a park office, our visit was too early to make use of them.
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| Unassuming amenities |
It was also too early to see any chess players, a popular hobby in the square. The chess tables were back in a corner we didn't see.
Even though it was just barely Spring, some flowers were already blooming in the garden parts of the square.
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| A bit of color returning |
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