WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK
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This living urban park is the centre of Greenwich Village and the meeting place for students, musicians and artists.
Washington Square Park is known for its triumphal arch built in 1892 in honour of the first President of the United States. This charming park is located on the former site of the public gallows and a cemetery where thousands of bodies were buried during a yellow fever outbreak. There is a statue of Garibaldi, and regular chess players in the southwest corner of the park. Always lively, especially on weekends and at the end of the day, this urban park is the centre of the Village and the drop-off point for NYU (New York University) students, whose imposing buildings border the park and face a row of private homes. Founded in 1831, the largest private university in the United States now has more than 50,000 students. It is not uncommon for a few teachers to give lessons on sunny days on the park lawn! The atmosphere of the park, renovated from top to bottom in 2008, is very nice. The fountain is regularly transformed into a theatre stage where fans come to perform as comedians or imitators. Here and there, musicians improvise on a guitar, a djembe or a derbouka, while a little further on, we hear singers or poets. Now closed at nightfall, like all other parks, Washington Square has gained in security and has not lost much. There's no reason to sulk at him anymore. In addition, and since 1958, the park has hosted an annual summer festival where major classical and jazz ensembles perform free of charge.
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