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Dewey Triumphal Arch and Colonnade
(1900)
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40°44.53′0″N 73°59.34′0″W / 40.74217°N 73.98900°W / 40.74217; -73.98900
LocationManhattan, New York
DesignerCharles R. Lamb
TypeTriumphal arch
MaterialStaff[1]
Length70 feet (21 m)
Width30 feet (9.1 m)
Height85 feet (26 m)
Opening dateSeptember 1899
Dedicated toGeorge Dewey
Dismantled date1900
External videos
video icon The Dewey Arch, American Mutoscope and Biograph Co., 1899. Available through the National Screening Room at the Library of Congress.

The Dewey Arch was a triumphal arch that stood from 1899 to 1900 at Madison Square in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.[2][3][4] It was erected for a parade in honor of Admiral George Dewey celebrating his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines in 1898.[5]

  1. ^ Brody 2010, p. 133.
  2. ^ Architects' and Builders' Magazine 1900, p. 1.
  3. ^ Cusack 2005.
  4. ^ The New York Times 1900, p. 16.
  5. ^ Gray 1992, p. 7.

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