Maine Monument — Attraction in New York

Located at the southwestern entrance to Central Park stands the 57-foot-high U.S.S. Maine National Monument, which honors the American sailors lost when the Navy vessel, the U.S.S. Maine, exploded in 1898 and sank in Havana harbor in Cuba.

Designed by Italian-American sculptor Attilio Piccirilli, of the renowned sculpture firm Piccirilli Brothers.

Piccirilli created all of the monument’s figurative sculptures and other sculptural detail.

H. Van Buren Magonigle was the architect.

At the top of the monument, the eye-catching gilded female figure represents Columbia or the Americas. She stands triumphantly, with her arm raised in her chariot led by three hippocampi, half-horse, half-seahorse mythical creatures that often represent power.

At the foot of the massive pedestal are groups of figures entitled Courage Awaiting the Flight of Peace and Fortitude Supporting the Feeble and Justice Receiving Back the Sword Entrusted to War.

On each side of the pedestal are reclining male figures; the younger one represents the Atlantic Ocean and the elder the Pacific Ocean.

The imposing pedestal and allegorical figures relate little of the tragedy of the U.S.S. Maine. The names of those who died are inscribed above the figures...

The USS Maine National Monument is at the Merchant's Gate, located at the southwest corner of Central Park near Columbus Circle. It is one of the largest monuments in the city and serves as a tribute to the sailors who lost their lives during the Havana harbor explosion while Cuba was under Spanish rule. I noticed street vendors and food trucks parked outside the gate during my visit. Music played through a loudspeaker while many people walked on the boardwalk. Some of them walked through the gate to enter...

One of the most recognizable landmark on Columbus Circle. Right now the area it's converted into an NYC pop pu Christmas Market includes a row of food court including sitting down benches and twinkle lights decorations. It's right at the edge of Central Park so u can see the park on one side and all the high rises on the other side, including the Time Warners luxury...