Giuseppe Verdi Monument
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Giuseppe Verdi Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Verdi Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
The Giuseppe Verdi Monument is a sculpture honoring composer Giuseppe Verdi in Verdi Square Park (between 72nd and 73rd Streets, Amsterdam Avenue, and Broadway) in Manhattan, New York City. The statue was created by Italian sculptor Pasquale Civiletti. The monument measures 25.75 feet (7.85 m) tall and up to 18 feet (5.5 m) across. The pedestal is made of dark granite steps, topped by a cylinder, and measures 15 feet (4.6 m) tall. Statues of four characters from Verdi's operas are on the pedestal: Aida, Otello, Leonora of La forza del destino, and Falstaff. These statues respectively face north, east, south, and west. The character statues are made of white Carrara marble, with large marble lyres placed between them. The western side of the pedestal contains an etching with Civiletti's name. A time capsule is embedded in the Verdi monument's base. The main statue of Verdi, placed atop the pedestal, is also made of white Carrara marble. The monument was dedicated on Columbus Day, October 12, 1906, by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by Carlo Barsotti (1850–1927), an Italian–American who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the Il Progresso Italo-Americano Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the Columbus Circle monument, an 1888 monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi in Washington Square Park, a monument to Giovanni da Verrazzano (1909) and the 1921 monument to Dante Alighieri in Dante Park. A permanent maintenance endowment for the monument has been established by Bertolli USA. The monument is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Dates from 1906.
Wikidata Q5565542, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1906-11-11
- Material
- stone
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 6.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Verdi Square: 0.0 mi
- Sherman Square: 0.1 mi
- Septuagesimo Uno: 0.2 mi
- Seventieth Street Playground: 0.2 mi
- Tecumseh Playground: 0.2 mi
- NYC Barber Shop Museum: 0.2 mi
- Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation: 0.4 mi
- American Museum of Natural History: 0.4 mi
- American Folk Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Hayden Planetarium: 0.5 mi
- Eleanor Roosevelt Monument: 0.2 mi
- Miller Highway Remnant: 0.3 mi
- Richard Tucker: 0.4 mi
- New York Central Railroad 69th Street Transfer Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Nobel Monument: 0.4 mi
- Hammer Boy: 0.3 mi
- John Lennon's Imagine: 0.4 mi
- Alexander von Humboldt: 0.4 mi
- Reclining Figure: 0.4 mi
- Le Guichet: 0.4 mi
- Barclays Capital Grove: 0.4 mi
- The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers Garden: 0.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.6 mi
- Nell Singer Lilac Walk: 0.6 mi
- Free Public Stargazing: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: 0.5 mi
- Bow Bridge: 0.6 mi
- Bethesda Fountain: 0.7 mi
- Central Park Carousel: 0.7 mi
- Vista Rock: 0.6 mi
- Summit Rock: 0.7 mi
- Great Hill: 1.7 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Mount Morris: 2.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.6 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 3.8 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.2 mi
- Bird Island: 5.8 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 3.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 4.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 5.2 mi
- Street Seats: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.7 mi
- The Backyard: 5.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.9 mi
- Palisades: 2.1 mi
- Palisades: 2.2 mi
- Palisades: 4.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Palisades: 8.0 mi
- The Loch: 1.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.2 mi
- The Falls: 10.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.3 mi
- Barber: 22.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Giuseppe Verdi Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 319° | 268 m | 17.4 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 318° | 260 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 319° | 230 m | 17.2 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 329° | 224 m | 22.2 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 320° | 219 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 9° | 208 m | 18.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 317° | 185 m | 18.9 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 317° | 180 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Manhattan/Midtown East · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 2 mi
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