abstract:The Washington Square Arch, also known as Washington Arch, is a marble triumphal arch built in 1892 in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village, Manhattan in New York City, New York. The arch celebrates the centennial of George Washington's inauguration as President of the United States in 1789; it forms the grand southern terminus of Fifth Avenue.
InWashingtonSquare, aproudertreealready stands tall beneath the arch, and the russet4sunriseabovethe East River holds out the promise of the comingholidayseason.