Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan)

Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan is the gateway to Central Park. Of the four corners of Central Park, it's the only one that's officially part of the Park's 843-acre landscape. It is actually two plazas. Central Park South bisects it into two semicircles – a split design inspired by Paris'... Read More

Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan is the gateway to Central Park. Of the four corners of Central Park, it's the only one that's officially part of the Park's 843-acre landscape. It is actually two plazas. Central Park South bisects it into two semicircles – a split design inspired by Paris' famed Place de la Concorde. The plaza was finished in 1916 and was named for the Grand Army of the Potomac, which was the Union Army in the Civil War.
The northern half features a gilded bronze statue depicting Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. When the civil war ended, Sherman moved to New York City and rode his horse and carriage through Central Park daily.
The southern half, opposite the Plaza Hotel, is home to the Pulitzer Fountain, crowned with a graceful bronze figure of Pomona, goddess of abundance.
On the fountain's plaza — as well as on the northern plaza — are flowerbeds that erupt with hundreds of colorful blooms, designed and planted by the Central Park Conservancy. See Less