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Bowling Green (New York City)
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Bowling Green is a small, historic, public park in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City, at the southern end and address origin of Broadway. Located in the 17th century next to the site of the original Dutch fort of New Amsterdam, it served as a public gathering place and under the English was designated as a park in 1733. It is the oldest public park in New York City and is surrounded by its original 18th-century cast iron fence. The park included an actual bowling green and a monumental equestrian statue of King George III prior to the American Revolutionary War. Pulled down during the revolution, the 4000-pound statute is said to have been melted for ammunition to fight the British.
Bowling Green looking north from the fountain
Bowling Green looking north from the fountain
Pulling Down the Statue of King George III, N.Y.C., (c. 1859) A romanticized Victorian era painting with historical inaccuracies: the sculpture is dep
Pulling Down the Statue of King George III, N.Y.C., (c. 1859) A romanticized Victorian era painting with historical inaccuracies: the sculpture is depicted in 1850s garb, and Native Americans, women and children are at the scene.
George Washington at Verplanks Point by John Trumbull 1790; the remains of the George III statue pedestal can be seen at the bottom between the horse'
George Washington at Verplanks Point by John Trumbull 1790; the remains of the George III statue pedestal can be seen at the bottom between the horse's legs.
An 1859 engraving showing the remains of the George III statue pedestal in Bowling Green Park
An 1859 engraving showing the remains of the George III statue pedestal in Bowling Green Park
Financial District, Manhattan
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The Financial District of Lower Manhattan, also known as FiDi, is a neighborhood located on the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by the West Side Highway on the west, Chambers Street and City Hall Park on the north, Brooklyn Bridge on the northeast, the East River to the southeast, and South Ferry and the Battery on the south.
The Financial District of Lower Manhattan, including Wall Street, is the world's principal financial and fintech center.
The Financial District of Lower Manhattan, including Wall Street, is the world's principal financial and fintech center.
Street grid as seen from the air in 2009
Street grid as seen from the air in 2009
The Chamber of Commerce Building at 65 Liberty Street, one of many historical buildings in the district
The Chamber of Commerce Building at 65 Liberty Street, one of many historical buildings in the district
The original World Trade Center in March 2001
The original World Trade Center in March 2001