. Scenes of modern New York . THE COLUMBUS STATUE stands at the entrance to Central Park at 69thStreet and 8th Avenue. It was made in Italy and erected to commemorate the400th anniversary of the discovery of the American continent. THE OBELISK was presented to the city by the late Khedive of Egypt in1877. It is sixth in size of the famous Egyptian obelisks. The entire expense ofits removal and erection on its present site near the Metropolitan Museum wasborne by the late William H. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS is on the 5th Avenue side of Central Park at 79th Street. The v
. Scenes of modern New York . THE COLUMBUS STATUE stands at the entrance to Central Park at 69thStreet and 8th Avenue. It was made in Italy and erected to commemorate the400th anniversary of the discovery of the American continent. THE OBELISK was presented to the city by the late Khedive of Egypt in1877. It is sixth in size of the famous Egyptian obelisks. The entire expense ofits removal and erection on its present site near the Metropolitan Museum wasborne by the late William H. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS is on the 5th Avenue side of Central Park at 79th Street. The view here shown is of the newer eastwing erected at a cost of $1,000,000. The museum contains the finest collection of paintings, statuary and antiques in America. On Sunday, the building iscrowded with sightseers. Ten thousand persons frequently pass through the turnstiles in the four hours allotted to the free public. No art museum in theworld, possibly excepting the Louvre, has surroundings so harmonious. The Park on one side and the palaces of 5th Avenue on the other are fitting environ-ment for this unequalled collection of art treasures.
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