WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK

Washington Square Park is one of New York City's best-known public parks, as an icon and meeting place and hub for cultural and recreational activities.

Washington Square Park is bordered by North Washington Square (known as Waverly Place to the east and west of the park), East Washington Square (known as University Place to the north of the park), South Washington Square (known as West 4th Street on the east and west sides of the park), and West Washington Square (known as MacDougal Street on the north and south sides of the park).

This public park is an open space, with its fountain area long becoming one of the city's landmarks, and many of the local buildings that have served as residences and studios for artists. doctor. Many of the buildings have been constructed by New York University, while others have been converted from old uses into academic and residential buildings.

Most of the park is paved with lots of flower beds and trees. Two prominent features of this place are the Washington Square Arch and a large fountain. It includes children's play areas, lush gardens, walking paths, chess and puzzle areas, park benches, picnic tables, and commemorative statues.

People memorialized by statues and memorials at this park include George Washington ; Italian patriot and soldier Giuseppe Garibaldi, commander of the rebel forces in the struggle for Italian unification; Alexander Lyman Holley, a talented engineer who helped start the American steel industry after inventing the Bessemer process to mass-produce steel,… All create an airy and comfortable space suitable for collective activities, family gatherings every weekend or holiday.