Umhlahlandlela eManhattan Parks: City Hall Park

Le Amakhulu Eminyaka-Isikhala Esidala Esihlaza Esikhulu Sinikeza iDowntown Downtime

Lesi sakhiwo esingunxantathu sesikhala esiphezulu sepaki, esivela ngaphakathi kweMichelic Centre eMathattan, ephakathi kwe Broadway, ePark Row, naseChambers Street, inikeza isilinganiso esiphelele sokuphumula okuvela eDowntown bustle, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyindawo yebhizinisi noma injabulo .

Ukuqothula amahektare ayisishiyagalolunye ama-8.8 wezitshalo ezihlaza okweluhlaza kanye nokuhlelwa kwemifino emnandi, i-City Hall Park iphakamisa i-perch ephelele yokubamba umoya wakho, mhlawumbe lapho ufika eBrooklyn Bridge (kufinyeleleke ngqo phakathi kwepaki); ukuphinda ulandele ngemuva kokuthenga-till-you-drop egijima esitolo semikhandlu yomphakathi oyithandayo Century 21 ; noma, ukuthatha ikhefu lokucabangela ngemva kokuvakashela eSikhumbuzweni se-9/11 noma esibucayi esiseduze.

Ipaki ibongwa ngokubuka abantu ; ngesikhathi sokudla kwasemini, ikakhulukazi, igcwala izisebenzi zomakhelwane-iningi labo abasebenzi bakahulumeni, noma amalunga omkhandlu ovela emakhotho aseduzane-afika eyokudla kwasemini futhi ephumule (owaziyo, ungase uthole ngisho nombono kaMeya kaBlasio ngokwakhe, ikhefu elisuka egameni likaPaki City Hall, elisemaphandleni yepaki). Kungenzeka futhi ukuthi ubala iqembu lomshado noma amabili ekuxubeni, njengoba bephuma emikhankasweni yabo yomphakathi eHhovisi likaClerk City eliseduzane, ukuze uthole ezinye izibhamu ze-post-nuptial garden. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kukhona ukuhamba nokugijima kwamabhayisikili nabahamba ngezinyawo abawela idolobha elidume kakhulu edolobheni, eBrooklyn Bridge.

Kukhona nezakhiwo eziningi ezikhangayo ezizungeze imingcele yepaki, kuhlanganise neWoolworth Building , uManhattan Municipal Building, nokuningi. Funda phezulu kwezinye zezinto eziphawulekayo kulo mhlahlandlela wezakhiwo ezizungezile ze-City Hall Park.

Esinye sezikhala eziluhlaza okwedlula zonke zomlando edolobheni, ama-buffs omlando angabheka ukusakazeka kwamakaki omlando adluliselwe kuyo yonke ipaki (kufaka phakathi ithebhulethi yesikhamera ebonisa imicimbi esemqoka emlandweni wepaki, usethe emaphethelweni aseningizimu). Izizathu ze-City Hall Park ziye zabona iziqu eziningi.

Imingcele yalo esentshonalanga iboniswa yilokho okwakungenye indlela yakudala yaseMelika yaseMelika (manje eyaziwa ngokuthi Broadway), futhi ipaki yaziwa ngokuthi "i-Commons" ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-17 ngenkathi isetshenziselwa ukudla amadlelo.

Lezi zindawo zazitholakala njengezakhiwo zezinkulungwane zangekhulu lesishiyagalolunye zamadolobhakazi abampofu, futhi kamuva, ekugcineni kwepaki (lapho iToeed Courthouse ikhona khona), kwakuyisiboshwa sejele laseBrithani, phakathi ne-Revolution yaseMelika, ijele lalilawulwa yiBrithani ukuba ibambe iziboshwa zemibukiso eziguquguqukayo-eziningi zazo ezahlukunyezwa yindlala noma zabulawa eduze). Okudume kakhulu, leli paki laliyizizathu zokuzivikela lapho uGeorge Washington, kanye ne-regiment brigadiers kanye ne-colonels, befunda ngokuzwakalayo amabutho abo nge-Declaration of Independence (ngoJulayi 9, 1776), njengoba bekulungele ukulwa neBrithani.

Ngo-1818, umyuziyamu wokuqala wezobuciko womuzi wavulwa lapha, esakhiweni saseRotunda esasisichitha manje (esahla ngo-1870).

Ipaki (kanye nesakhiwo sayo saseMuzi) libuye lisho umlando omude wemibuthano, imihlangano yemicimbi kanye nemicimbi yomphakathi eqhubekayo kuze kube namuhla. Umcimbi owodwa ophawulekayo emlandweni ngezizathu: uMengameli uLincoln wabeka esimweni saseHolo City ngemuva kokubulawa kwakhe ngo-1865.

I-City Hall Park iyisisekelo somthombo namuhla ( umthombo we- 1871), omelele eningizimu. Funa i-candelabra elinebheyili elinebheyili ekhoneni ngalinye, kanye nesakhiwo se-ambulanda esingaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esiyindilinga. (Lo mthombo washintsha indawo yaseProton, eMpumalanga, eyayihambisa amanzi ahlanzekile kusukela ku-Croton Aqueduct-setha ngamakhilomitha angu-40 enyakatho yedolobha-i-engineering feat yosuku lapho iqalisa ngo-1842). Yakhelwe nguJacob Wrey Mold (umklami weCenthesda Umthombo waseCentralda ), umthombo owubona namuhla wathuthela eCrotona Park eBronx ngo-1920, ngaphambi kokuba ubuyiselwe futhi ubuyiselwe e-City Hall Park ngo -99 amakhulu, cishe u-$ 35 million wokubuyiswa kwepaki ngalonyaka.

Amaplanethi okuqala kagesi epaki ashintshwa yizibani zikagesi ngo-1903-izigxobo zokukhanyisa izitayela zokuvuna ezimi namuhla zibandakanya izigxobo zakwa-Fifth Avenue "emigwaqweni yasemgwaqeni," futhi izigxobo ezigciniwe zezintambo ezisendleleni.

Amakhilomitha angaphezu kwayishumi nambili amatshe kanye nezikhumbuzo zisakazeka kulo lonke indawo yokupaka (nakuba uqaphele ukuthi ezinye zikhonjelwe ngenxa yezinyathelo zokuphepha esakhiweni saseHoloji). Buka isithombe sikaBranderick MacMonnies esinezinyawo ezingu-13-ubude esibonisa i-colonial patriot uNathan Hale, inhloli ye-Revolution-time yaseMelika, eyaziwayo ngamazwi akhe afile, "Ngizisola ngokuthi nginompilo owodwa wokulahlekelwa izwe lami." waxoshwa yiBrithani ngo-1776, eneminyaka engu-21 kuphela.

Phakathi kwezimpawu zomlando eziningi ezithakazelisayo yilapho iHholo Lomuzi elibheke phambili, elikhomba lapho kukhishwa khona okokuqala komgwaqo wokuqala we-NYC ngo-1900 (ngeshwa, le plaque manje iwa ngemuva kwemigqa yokuphepha, futhi ayisabonakali emphakathini). Okokuqala kuvuliwe ngo-1904, esidala futhi manje ivaliwe (kusukela ngo-1945) Isiteshi sesitimela sase-City Hall sihlala ngaphansi, sigcizelela ukuphela kwesigodi somgwaqo wokuqala womuzi. Yenzelwe ukuthi ibe yindlela yokubukisa yendlela entsha yomgwaqo ongaphansi komhlaba, enezingqungquthela, amathanga angethusi, i-Guastavino tile, ne-glass tilework. Ngenkathi isasetshenziselwa ukuguqula isitimela esingu-6, kungenjalo isiteshi sezinto eziphuthumayo-nakuba amalungu eNyuvesi yaseNew York Transit angabhalisela ukuvakashelwa ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze abone ngeso lengqondo umlando othakazelisayo ongaphansi komhlaba.