翻訳と辞書 |
Washington Square Arch : ウィキペディア英語版 | Washington Square Arch
The Washington Square Arch, more properly called the Washington Arch, is a marble triumphal arch built in 1892 in Washington Square Park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It celebrates the centennial of George Washington's inauguration as President of the United States in 1789 and forms the grand southern terminus of Fifth Avenue. ==Description== Washington Square Arch, constructed of white Tuckahoe marble (Westchester marble), was modeled by Stanford White on the ''Arc de Triomphe'', built in 1806, in Paris (itself modeled on the Arch of Titus). It stands 77 feet (23 m) high. The piers stand apart and the arch opening is high. The iconography of the Arch centers on images of war and peace. On the frieze are 13 large stars and 42 small stars interspersed with capital "W"s. The spandrels contain figures of Victory. The inscription on the attic story reads: The north side of the eastern pier bears the sculpture ''George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, Accompanied by Fame and Valor'' (1914–16) by Hermon A. MacNeil in which the President is flanked by Fame (left) and Valor (right). The western pier has ''George Washington as President, Accompanied by Wisdom and Justice'' (1917–18) by A. Stirling Calder (father of Alexander Calder) with flanking Justice (right) and Wisdom (left) figures.〔(Washington as President ) from museumplanet.〕 In the latter sculpture, a hand holds a book bearing the Latin phrase ''Exitus Acta Probat'' ("the end justifies the deed"). These sculptures are commonly referred to as ''Washington at War'' and ''Washington at Peace'', respectively.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Washington Square Arch」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|