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Monuments

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Chidwick, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John P.

Two tablets

Chidwick, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John P.

Chimpanzee

Bas-relief

Chimpanzee

Christopher Columbus

Standing figure (over life size) on pedestal

Christopher Columbus

City Employees War Memorial

Flagstaff supported by sleeve ornamented with leaves and ending in four medallions in relief and four standing eagles with outspread wings, on pedestal

City Employees War Memorial

Cockatoos and Ara

Bas-relief

Cockatoos and Ara

Columbus Monument

Standing figue (colossal scale) on rostral column on pedestal, base, and plinth; pedestal figure of a winged youth examining a globe; two bas-reliefs on base

Columbus Monument

Commissioner Newbold Morris

Tablet on plinth

Commissioner Newbold Morris

Conservatory Garden Fountain

Display fountain

Conservatory Garden Fountain

Cormorants

Bas-relief

Cormorants

Dancing Goat

Goat standing on hind legs on integral plinth on pedestal in center of fountain basin

Dancing Goat

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The Harlem Meer Center is closed in order to rebuild the facility to increase access to nearby communities and enhance year-round programming. For more information, visit Central Park Conservancy's Rebuilding Harlem Meer Center page.
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