Century Old Joan of Arc Memorial in Riverside Park Includes Pieces of Historical Significance

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Joan of Arc 532 | PINTEREST INSTAGRAM TUMBLR TWITTER FACEBOOK ---------- Joan of Arc Memorial sculptor: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington, 1915 architect: John V. Van Pelt architectural style: Gothic, revival dedicated: December 6, 1915 Huntington's sculpture is meant to emphasized “the spiritual rather than the warlike point of view.” The base of the monument contains several limestone blocks from tower in Rouen, where Joan of Arc had been imprisoned. Riverside Park - Manhattan Upper West Side Riverside Drive & 93rd Street New York, NY Inscription: JOAN OF ARC / BORN AT / DOMREMY FRANCE / JANUARY 6TH,1411 / BURNED AT THE STAKE AT / ROUEN, FRANCE / MAY 30TH, 1431/ ERECTED BY / THE JOAN OF ARC STATUE COMMITTEE / IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK 1915.

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