Washington Square Park, New York

The Washington Square Arch is a triumphal arch in Washington Square Park in New York on Fifth Avenue or on Waverly Place.

It was designed by Stanford White to mark the centenary of the inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States in the form of a wooden triumphal arch. The bow came at the ceremony so well that he was replaced by a version of marble. In May 1895, the final version of the 23.4 -meter high arch was inaugurated.

The sculptures of Washington as general and president of the piers were added in 1916 or 1918. Since the redesign of Washington Square in 1971 by Robert Nichols cars are allowed through the arc.

In the 1980s came the space around the arch into disrepute because it was used as a drug dealer meeting. This changed since the 1990s; Today he is regarded as relatively safe place.

2004, the arch for 2.7 million U.S. dollars has been renovated. The bow was the scene of the romantic film When Harry Met Sally.