. Scenes of modern New York . THE BARTHOLDI STATUE stands upon Bedloes Island, almost two milessoutheast of the Battery. This colossal figure, representing Liberty Enlighteningthe World, was presented to the people of America by the great French sculptor,Auguste Baitholdi. It was erected in 1883. The torch is 306 feet above the sea. THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT. At 89th Street stands apure white marble monument erected to the memory of the citizens of New Yorkwho took part in the Civil war. It is a circular structure with a peristyle oftwelve Corinthian columns, 35 feet high. Built by the
. Scenes of modern New York . THE BARTHOLDI STATUE stands upon Bedloes Island, almost two milessoutheast of the Battery. This colossal figure, representing Liberty Enlighteningthe World, was presented to the people of America by the great French sculptor,Auguste Baitholdi. It was erected in 1883. The torch is 306 feet above the sea. THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT. At 89th Street stands apure white marble monument erected to the memory of the citizens of New Yorkwho took part in the Civil war. It is a circular structure with a peristyle oftwelve Corinthian columns, 35 feet high. Built by the city at a cost of $250, RESIDENCE OF CHAS. M. SCHWAB. This magnificent architectural pileoccupies a commanding position on Riverside Drive. It is unique because ofthe extent of lawn. Most New York houses, even those of the millionaries, arecrowded together with little or no open land about them. But this residenceoccupies an entire square and is said to have cost five million dollars. Copyright, Irving Underbill, N. HOUSE. Fifth Avenue, 91st to 92nd streets. Presented byAndrew Carnegie the famous steel manufacturer and philanthropist to his daugh-ter, Margaret Carnegie, as a birthday gift. The house is said to have cost threemillion dollars. It contains nearly one hundred rooms decorated in lavish style.
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