Grand Army Plaza Gets Ready For A Restoration

The Sailors & Soldiers Arch at night, during a 2019 lighting test
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The Sailors & Soldiers Arch at night, with light illuminating parts of it
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An aerial showing the different parts of the plaza,including the arch and berm
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New Yorkers celebrating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's victory on November 7, 2020
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a man holding a large american flag
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The lighting design proposal
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A schematic showing how different light sources would cast light on the monument
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A postcard from 1904
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A black and white postcard from 1904 showing the arch
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From the 34th Annual Report of the Brooklyn Park Commissioners, 1894
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A black and white photograph shows the arch, without the sculpture on top, in 1894
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A transection drawing fo the monument
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A transverse section showing the Soldiers and Sailors Arch
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A 1905 photograph of Grand Army Plaza
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A black and white photograph of Grand Army Plaza from 1905
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The Bailey Fountain in 2014
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A photograph of water coming out of the fountain
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An aerial photograph of Grand Army Plaza from 2014
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An aerial photograph of Grand Army Plaza
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Grand Army Plaza in 2014
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Grand Army Plaza, as seen from Prospect Park West
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