Ralph Bunche Park

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The Isaiah Wall

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Location: 1st Avenue and 43rd Street; across from the United Nations
Architect: Andrews & Clark
Description: Staircase with curved wall, incised letters
Materials: Granite
Dedicated: 1948, 9/8/75 (rededicated)
Fabricator: A. Ottavino Granite (letters)
Inscription: THEY SHALL BEAT THEIR SWORDS INTO / PLOWSHARES, AND THEIR SPEARS
INTO / PRUNING HOOKS; NATION SHALL NOT LIFT / UP SWORD AGAINST
NATION. NEITHER / SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANY MORE / ISAIAH

LETTERS ISAIAH ADDED 9/8/75 BY A. OTTAVINO GRANITE CORP.

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