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Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch

Brooklyn, Grand Army Plaza
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Sculptor:
Philip Martiny (spandrel figures)
Architect:
John Hemingway Duncan
Description:
Triumphal arch; bas-relief figures in spandrels on south face; seal of city of Brooklyn and seal of New York state in spanrels on north face; sixteen medallions, four on each of the pier stages at south and north faces
Materials:
Granite
Dimensions:
Total h 80' x w 80' x d 50'; archway h 50' x w 35'
Cast:
1892
Dedicated:
October 21, 1892
Donor:
City of Brooklyn: tax levy and bond issues

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