Saturday, December 29, 2018

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch


This 1886 arch straddles a road through Bushnell Park between the State Capitol and Bushnell Hall.  It celebrates the 4,000 Hartford citizens who fought in the Civil War.  
It was the first triumphal arch in America.

5 comments:

RedPat said...

This is a gorgeous pic, Jack! Love the arch!

John "By Stargoose And Hanglands" said...

It looks as though it ought to lead to a Bavarian castle, or perhaps a bridge like London's Tower Bridge. It's certainly an impressive memorial.

Sharon said...

It's very European looking and sort of elegant.

William Kendall said...

It is quite distinguished.

William Kendall said...

I don't know what the city population would have been at the time, but four thousand off fighting in the war probably means that every one otherwise in the city would have known at least one of them.