[Worth Monument, Broadway and Fifth Avenue, New York]
Charles K. Bill American
Not on view
The Renaissance Revival obelisk located at Broadway and Fifth Avenue is the second oldest monument in the New York City parks. General William J. Worth, a gallant leader in the Seminole and Mexican wars, was laid to rest here in 1857. Thus an obelisk, an ancient symbol long associated with eternity, serves as both a gravestone and war memorial. Moreover, the obelisk sits in a small square where three principle streets converge so the use of the obelisk here also follows in the tradition set by Pope Sixtus V and serves as the focus of a public space.
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