Non-SCA Fighting Demo at the Fort Tryon Park Medie…
"Medieval Cell Phones" at the Fort Tryon Park Medi…
King and Queen of the Festival at the Fort Tryon P…
King and Queen of the Festival at the Fort Tryon P…
Stairs Going Down From Fort Washington Avenue Near…
Fake Romanesque Fountain in the Cloisters, Oct. 20…
Romanesque Column Capital in the Cloisters, Oct. 2…
Romanesque Column Capital in the Cloisters, Oct. 2…
Gothic Altar in the Cloisters, Oct. 2006
Reliquaries for the Skulls of Female Saints in the…
The Tower Inside the Cuxa Cloister at the Cloister…
Posing at the Cloisters, Oct. 2006
The Cuxa Cloister at the Cloisters, Oct. 2006
Cross & Fountain in the Trie Cloister at the Clois…
Cross & Fountain in the Trie Cloister at the Clois…
The Langon Chapel in the Cloisters, Oct. 2006
The Langon Chapel in the Cloisters, Oct. 2006
The Maine Monument in Central Park, Oct. 2006
The Maine Monument in Central Park, Oct. 2006
The Maine Monument in Central Park, Oct. 2006
Jim Dine's Venus on 6th Avenue, Oct. 2006
Jim Dine's Venus on 6th Avenue, Oct. 2006
Sculpture in the Fragrance Garden in the Brooklyn…
Sculpture in the Fragrance Garden in the Brooklyn…
Shakespeare Garden in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden,…
Magnolia Plaza & the Armillary Sphere in the Brook…
Armillary Sphere in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden,…
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Trellis in the Rose Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic…
Bronze Sculpture of a Girl Holding a Sundial in th…
Bronze Sculpture of a Girl Holding a Sundial in th…
Bronze Sculpture of a Girl Holding a Sundial in th…
Lily Pond & Visitor's Center at the Brooklyn Botan…
Commemorative Plaque in Fort Tryon Park, Oct. 2006
View of Washington Heights from Fort Tryon Park ,…
Biya at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival, Oct…
The Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park, Oct. 2006
Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival Banner, Oct. 200…
190th St. Subway Sign, Oct. 2006
Diana by Augustus Saint-Gaudens at the Metropolita…
Diana by Augustus Saint-Gaudens at the Metropolita…
Nydia, The Blind Girl of Pompeii in the Metropolit…
Nydia, The Blind Girl of Pompeii in the Metropolit…
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Pirates of the Caribbean Pirate Captain Display at…
Pirates of the Caribbean Display at the Disney Sto…
Pirates of the Caribbean Display at the Disney Sto…
Pirates of the Caribbean Display at the Disney Sto…
Mannequins in Princess Costumes at the Disney Stor…
Cinderella Statue at the Disney Store on 5th Avenu…
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Inscription on the Fountain Near the Kew Gardens C…
Fountain Near the Kew Gardens Courthouse, Sept. 20…
Fountain Near the Kew Gardens Courthouse, Sept. 20…
Fountain Near the Kew Gardens Courthouse, Sept. 20…
Fountain Near the Kew Gardens Courthouse, Sept. 20…
Knish Nosh Neon Sign in Forest Hills, Sept. 2006
Biya at the Queens County Farm Museum Fair, Sept.…
Biya at the Queens County Farm Museum Fair, Sept.…
Medieval Instruments Demo at the Queens County Far…
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View of the George Washington Bridge From Fort Tryon Park, Oct. 2006
Fort Tryon Park is a public park located in the Washington Heights neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan, USA, 40°51.7′N 73°56′W. It is situated on a 67-acre (270,000 m²) ridge in Upper Manhattan, with a commanding view of the Hudson River, the George Washington Bridge, the New Jersey Palisades and the Harlem River. It is also site of The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to medieval art and culture, and home to the Unicorn Tapistries, The Cloisters incorporates several medieval buildings that were purchased in Europe, brought to the United States, and reassembled, often stone by stone.
The park was the site of the American Revolutionary War Battle of Fort Washington, fought on November 16, 1776, between 2,900 American soldiers and 8,000 invading Hessian troops hired by Great Britain. Margaret Corbin became the first woman to fight in the war and was wounded during the battle. After the British won, the fortification was named after Sir William Tryon, the last British Governor of the New York colony.
Later it became the private residence of a succession of wealthy owners, including Dr. Samuel Watkins, founder of Watkins Glen, General Daniel Butterfield, Boss Tweed and C. K. G. Billings. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. purchased the Billings estate in 1917. He hired Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., son of the designer of Central Park, to plan a park that he would give to the city. The park was constructed during the Great Depression, providing many jobs. The project included the 190th Street subway station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line (which is the closest station to the park). The park was completed in 1935. Olmstead included extensive flower plantings, including a Heather Garden that was restored in the 1980s. Besides the gardens and the Cloisters, the park has extensive walking paths and meadows, with views of the Hudson and Harlem Rivers.
The park is built on a formation of Manhattan schist and contains interesting examples of igneous intrusions and of glacial striations from the last Ice Age. The lower lying regions to the east and north of the park are built on Inwood marble.
Abandoned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in the 1970s, Fort Tryon became a haven for the homeless, prostitutes, and drug dealers. In 1995, the New York Restoration Project, an organization founded by Bette Midler, took over the park, cleaning it up and returning it to its original glory.
Parts of the Clint Eastwood film Coogan's Bluff (including the final chase scene) were filmed in Fort Tryon Park.
Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Tryon_Park
The park was the site of the American Revolutionary War Battle of Fort Washington, fought on November 16, 1776, between 2,900 American soldiers and 8,000 invading Hessian troops hired by Great Britain. Margaret Corbin became the first woman to fight in the war and was wounded during the battle. After the British won, the fortification was named after Sir William Tryon, the last British Governor of the New York colony.
Later it became the private residence of a succession of wealthy owners, including Dr. Samuel Watkins, founder of Watkins Glen, General Daniel Butterfield, Boss Tweed and C. K. G. Billings. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. purchased the Billings estate in 1917. He hired Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., son of the designer of Central Park, to plan a park that he would give to the city. The park was constructed during the Great Depression, providing many jobs. The project included the 190th Street subway station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line (which is the closest station to the park). The park was completed in 1935. Olmstead included extensive flower plantings, including a Heather Garden that was restored in the 1980s. Besides the gardens and the Cloisters, the park has extensive walking paths and meadows, with views of the Hudson and Harlem Rivers.
The park is built on a formation of Manhattan schist and contains interesting examples of igneous intrusions and of glacial striations from the last Ice Age. The lower lying regions to the east and north of the park are built on Inwood marble.
Abandoned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in the 1970s, Fort Tryon became a haven for the homeless, prostitutes, and drug dealers. In 1995, the New York Restoration Project, an organization founded by Bette Midler, took over the park, cleaning it up and returning it to its original glory.
Parts of the Clint Eastwood film Coogan's Bluff (including the final chase scene) were filmed in Fort Tryon Park.
Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Tryon_Park
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