WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK, Washington Square Park

Hi, my name’s Marcy, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: Washington Square Park.

Washington Square Park is the most popular park in Greenwich Village, known simply as “the Village”. This green space is frequented not only by local residents, but also by many university students, because it is near New York University, whose buildings in different architectural styles occupy almost the entire rectangular perimeter. These numerous habitués are joined by a variety of street artists, who perform impromptu jazz concerts, chess players seated at their tables concentrating on challenging battles, and squirrels scurrying peacefully among the neat flowerbeds throughout the park.

As you can see, the park is dominated by the imposing Stanford White Arch, better known as the Washington Square Arch....