. Scenes of modern New York . ?... 13 S. GRANTS TOMB. Claremont Heights, Riverside Drive, near 123d Street. This beautiful edifice, one of the largest monuments in the world, is 150 feet highand covers an area of 10,000 square feet, and is built of Maine white granite. The cost, $600,000, was raised by the Grant Monument Association by voluntarycontributions from over 90,000 people. The memorial was dedicated by President McKinley in 1897. Over the portico are statues of Peace and Victory byJ. Massey Rhind. The remains of the great soldier and his wife lie in two red porphyry sarcophagi in a c
. Scenes of modern New York . ?... 13 S. GRANTS TOMB. Claremont Heights, Riverside Drive, near 123d Street. This beautiful edifice, one of the largest monuments in the world, is 150 feet highand covers an area of 10,000 square feet, and is built of Maine white granite. The cost, $600,000, was raised by the Grant Monument Association by voluntarycontributions from over 90,000 people. The memorial was dedicated by President McKinley in 1897. Over the portico are statues of Peace and Victory byJ. Massey Rhind. The remains of the great soldier and his wife lie in two red porphyry sarcophagi in a crypt under the dome.
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