Columbus Circle, named for Christopher Columbus, is a major landmark and point of attraction in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer The City of New York In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Completed in 1905 and renovated a century later, it is located at the intersection of Broadway, Central Park West, Central Park South (59th Street), and Eighth Avenue, at the southwest corner of Central Park, with coordinates . Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. Central Park West (CPW is an avenue that runs north-south in the New York City borough of Manhattan, in the United States. Central Park South is the section of 59th Street in the borough of Manhattan, New York City that lies along the southern end of Central Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually The traffic circle was designed by William P. Eno, a businessman who pioneered many early innovations in road safety and traffic control, as part of Frederick Law Olmsted's vision for the park, which included a "Grand Circle" at Merchants' Gate, its most important Eighth Avenue entrance. A traffic circle is an intersection with a circular shape and usually a central island William Phelps Eno (1858-1945 was an American businessman responsible for many of the earliest innovations in Road safety and traffic control Frederick Law Olmsted ( April 25, 1822 &ndash August 28, 1903) was an American landscape designer and father of American
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Monument
The monument at the center, created by Italian sculptor Gaetano Russo,[1] is the point at which distances to and from New York City are officially measured. It was erected as part of New York's 1892 commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Columbus' first voyage to the Americas. The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America Constructed with funds raised by Il Progresso, a New York City-based Italian-language newspaper, the monument consists of a marble statue of Columbus atop a 70-foot granite rostral column decorated with bronze reliefs representing Columbus' ships: the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Marble is a nonfoliated Metamorphic rock resulting from the Metamorphism of Limestone, composed mostly of Calcite (a crystalline form of Granite (ˈɡrænɪt is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, Felsic, igneous rock. A rostral column is a monumentally scaled column originating in ancient Greece and Rome where they were erected to commemorate a naval military victory Bronze is any of a broad range of Copper alloys, usually with Tin as the main additive but sometimes with other elements such as Phosphorus The Niña (the Spanish word for "girl" was one of the three Ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage towards the Indies The Santa María was the largest of the three Ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 Its pedestal features an angel holding a globe. An angel is a Spiritual Supernatural being found in many Religions Although the nature of angels and the tasks given to them vary from tradition to tradition A globe is a three- Dimensional scale model of Earth ( terrestrial globe) or other spheroid celestial body such as a planet star or moon
Renovations to the circle completed in 2005 included new water fountains by WET, of Fountains of Bellagio fame; wooden benches; and plantings encircling the monument. WET ( W ater E ntertainment T echnologies also known as WET Design is a Water feature design firm based in Los Angeles, California Bellagio is an AAA Five-Diamond Mobil Four-Starred rated luxury Hotel and Casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in the Paradise area The inner circle measures approximately 36,000 square feet (3,300 m²), and the outer circle is approximately 148,000 square feet (13,700 m²). The redesign, by the Olin Partnership of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the recipient of the 2006 American Society of Landscape Architects’ General Design Award Of Honor. Laurie Olin (b 1938 in Marshfield Wisconsin) is an American Landscape architect. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA is the national professional association representing landscape architects, with more than 17000 members and 48 chapters
Transportation hub
From its inception, Columbus Circle has been a major transportation hub.
The M5, M7, M10, M20, and M104 bus lines and the A, B, C, D, and #1 New York City Subway lines all connect at the 59th Street-Columbus Circle station. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a number of Bus routes in Manhattan, New York, United States; one minor route is The Columbus Avenue Line, also called the Broadway and Columbus Avenue Line, is a Public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United The Eighth Avenue Line is a Public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running mostly along Eighth Avenue from The Eighth Avenue Line is a Public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running mostly along Eighth Avenue from The Broadway Line or Broadway Branch Line is a Surface transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running mainly along New York City Transit buses, operating under the MTA New York City Bus brand is a service of MTA Regional Bus Operations that operates in all five boroughs employing The A Eighth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The B Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The C Eighth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The D Sixth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The 1 Broadway–Seventh Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency 59th Street–Columbus Circle is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and the IND Eighth Avenue
Neighborhood
Time Warner Center, the world headquarters of the Time Warner corporation, is located on the west side of Columbus Circle on the site of the old New York Coliseum. Central Park South is the section of 59th Street in the borough of Manhattan, New York City that lies along the southern end of Central The Time Warner Center is a mixed-use skyscraper developed by The Related Companies in New York City. The Time Warner Center is a mixed-use skyscraper developed by The Related Companies in New York City. Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. The New York Coliseum was a Convention center that stood on Columbus Circle in New York City from 1956 to 2000 The complex also hosts the Shops at Columbus Circle, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the New York City studio headquarters of CNN. The Shops at Columbus Circle is an urban Shopping mall in the Time Warner Center in Manhattan, New York City &mdash a complex of Skyscrapers Jazz at Lincoln Center 2 by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|Peter Jay Sharp arcade]] Jazz at Lincoln Center (JLC is a constituent of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner On the north side of Columbus Circle is the Trump International Hotel and Tower, with its famous steel globe. Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American Business magnate, Socialite, Television personality, and The Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City is a high-rise building located in Manhattan at Columbus Circle, at the intersection of Immediately prior, the edifice had been an office tower, the Gulf + Western Building, housing the New York City headquarters of Paramount Pictures. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Other notable institutions around Columbus Circle are the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Fordham University, New York Institute of Technology, the Professional Children's School, The Beacon School, and the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York in midtown Manhattan New York City and is the only liberal arts college Fordham University is a private University in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. The New York Institute of Technology (also known as NYIT and New York Tech) is a private co-educational college in New York in the USA. Professional Children's School is an independent day school enrolling 210 students in grades 6-12 The Ethical Culture Fieldston School, known as Fieldston is a private "independent" school in New York City and a member of the Ivy Preparatory
On the northeast lies the Merchant's Gate to Central Park, dominated by the Maine Monument designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle. Harold Van Buren Magonigle (1867 - 1935 was an American architect best known for his memorials An imposing Beaux-Arts edifice of marble and gilded bronze, it was built in 1913 as a memorial to sailors killed aboard the battleship USS Maine, whose mysterious 1898 explosion in Havana harbor precipitated the Spanish-American War. Beaux Arts architecture denotes the academic classical Architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were "The Maine" redirects here For the pop punk band see The Maine (band. Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading
The neighborhood around Columbus Circle is vibrant and eclectic. Within one mile (1. 6 km) are Lincoln Center, the American Museum of Natural History, the Plaza Hotel near Grand Army Plaza, Hearst Tower, and Times Square. The American Museum of Natural History ( AMNH) located on the Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York, USA is one of the largest and most The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a Landmark 19-story luxury Hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m and length of that occupies the west side of Hearst Tower in New York City, New York is located at 300 West 57th Street, 959 8th Avenue, near Columbus Circle. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West The Hell's Kitchen and Midtown neighborhoods lie to the south and the Upper West Side to the north. Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City that includes roughly the area between See also Manhattan Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River
One of the buildings adjoining Columbus Circle, 2 Columbus Circle, was designed by architect Edward Durrell Stone, originally to house the Huntington Hartford Gallery of Modern Art. 2 Columbus Circle is a small trapezoidal lot on the south side of Columbus Circle in Manhattan, New York City, USA. Edward Durell Stone (March 9 1902 Fayetteville, Arkansas - August 6 1978 New York City New York) was an American Modernist George Huntington Hartford II ( April 18, 1911 &ndash May 19, 2008) was an heir to the The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Vacant since 1998, it is listed as one of the World Monuments Fund's "100 most endangered sites". The World Monuments Fund (WMF is a New York -based private Non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic Architecture and
In the media
- Columbus Circle appears in a number of movies, including The Devil Wears Prada, Home Alone 2, Taxi Driver, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Enchanted, I Am Legend and Cloverfield. The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 Comedy-drama Film, a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisberger 's 2003 Home Alone 2 Lost in New York is the 1992 sequel to the 1990 Film Home Alone, written and produced by John Hughes Taxi Driver is a film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Die Hard with a Vengeance is a 1995 Action film, and the second Sequel in the ''Die Hard'' series. Enchanted is a 2007 Musical film, directed by Kevin Lima and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney I Am Legend is a 2007 post-apocalyptic Science fiction film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith. Cloverfield is a 2008 monster / Horror film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J
Columbus Circle also appeared in the movie Ghostbusters as the site where the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man begins his trip towards 55 Central Park West, and is used as the somewhat serendipitous dominant location in the movie August Rush. Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is The building at 55 Central Park West, also known as the Ghostbusters Building, is a Housing cooperative located in Manhattan, New York City, August Rush is a 2007 Drama film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and written by Paul Castro, Nick Castle, and James V
Footnotes
References
External links
- ASLA 2006 Professional Awards - Columbus Circle
- Columbus Circle Compass
- McGraw-Hill Best of 2005 Awards - Columbus Circle
- MichaelMinn.net - Columbus Circle
- New York City Dept. of Transportation - Columbus Circle Traffic Cam
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