Arch of Triumph Wood Print

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The triumphal arch in Washington Square, Greenwich Village, New York City was built to commemorate the father of our country, George Washington. It was modeled on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris which is the crypt for Napoleon Bonaparte. The structure was erected initially in 1889 of plaster and wood. Three years later it was rebuilt using tuckahoe marble. In 1918 two statues of Washington were added on the north side.

This image uses an unconventional crop that was composed this way in the camera. By pressing the subject against the left side of the frame, I feel that the arch opening itself becomes the subject. For those with a metaphysical bent, I have photographed nothing.

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