Verdi Square

Verdi Square

Verdi Square is a small triangle of land enclosed by a railing, located on Manhattan's Upper West Side, between 72nd Street and 73rd Street on the south and north, and Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue on the west and east. The square fronts West 72nd Street on the north; across the street to the south lies Sherman Square.

In its center stands a large monument to opera composer Giuseppe Verdi. A statue of him stands at the top of it and statues of four of his most famous characters (Falstaff, Leonora of "La forza del destino", Aida and Otello) are on the base below him. Flowers around the statue bloom in the spring and summer months.An IRT subway station lies under the square.

In the 1960s and 1970s the adjacent Verdi Square and Sherman Square were known by local users and dealers as "needle park." [cite news |first= Richard F.|last= Shepard|title= Strolling Up Broadway, The West Side's Spine|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE2D7113CF93BA35757C0A96E948260|work= "The New York Times" |date= April 8, 1988|accessdate=2008-04-18 ] as depicted in "The Panic in Needle Park".

References

External links

* [http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=6534 Verdi Square - New York City Department of Parks & Recreation]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Verdi-Mogul, Nevada — Verdi, Nevada   CDP   Location of Verdi Mogul, Nevada …   Wikipedia

  • Verdi Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota — Verdi Township is a township in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 240 at the 2000 census.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.6 square miles (99.9 km²), all of it… …   Wikipedia

  • Giuseppe Verdi — Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (pronounced|dʒuˈzɛpːe ˈverdi in Italian; October 9 or 10, 1813 ndash; January 27, 1901) was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of Italian opera in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Sherman Square — is a diminutive public space at the intersection of West 72nd Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, in New York City. The small parcel of land, acquired by the city in 1849, was named for William Tecumseh Sherman, who had once… …   Wikipedia

  • Orchestre de Temple Square — L’ Orchestre de Temple Square a été créé en 1999 sous la direction de Gordon B. Hinckley, Président de l’Eglise de Jésus Christ des saints des derniers jours dans le cadre des initiatives permanentes de création visant à renforcer et étendre la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Upper West Side — The Upper West Side and Central Park as seen from the Rockefeller Center Observatory. In the distance is the Hudson River and George Washington Bridge. The Upper West Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, that lies… …   Wikipedia

  • 72nd Street (IRT Broadway — 72nd Street …   Wikipedia

  • Broadway (New York City) — Broadway South end: Stone Street / Whitehall Street, Lower Manhattan, in New York City Major junctions …   Wikipedia

  • Broadway (New York City) — Der Broadway [ˈbɹɑːdweɪ] ist eine Haupt und Geschäftsstraße im New Yorker Stadtteil Manhattan und gleichzeitig die älteste und mit mehr als 25 km Länge längste Nord Süd Durchquerung der Insel. Diese Straße stammt zu Teilen noch aus einem alten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of New York City parks — This is a list of parks in New York City.There are three entities that manage parks within New York City. Each agency has its own responsibilities for its own parks. The three agencies are as follows:FederalUS National Park Service (NPS) both… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”