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The '''SeaGlass Carousel''' is a new [[carousel]] in [[Battery Park]] at the southern tip of [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]]. |
The '''SeaGlass Carousel''' is a new [[carousel]] in [[Battery Park]] at the southern tip of [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]]. |
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The project to build a carousel was imagined and undertaken by Warrie Price, founding President of the Battery Park Conservancy.<ref name=Dunlap/><ref name=Transformation>{{cite news|last1=Dunlap|first1=David|title=A Transformation at the Battery, 21 Years in the Making|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/nyregion/a-transformation-21-years-in-the-making-at-the-battery.html|accessdate=14 August 2015|publisher=New York Times|date=27 May 2015}}</ref> |
The project to build a carousel was imagined and undertaken by Warrie Price, founding President of the Battery Park Conservancy.<ref name=Dunlap/><ref name=Transformation>{{cite news|last1=Dunlap|first1=David|title=A Transformation at the Battery, 21 Years in the Making|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/nyregion/a-transformation-21-years-in-the-making-at-the-battery.html|accessdate=14 August 2015|publisher=New York Times|date=27 May 2015}}</ref> Part of a plan to redevelop the park,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thebattery.org/rebuilding/carousel/ | title=SeaGlass: the carousel at the Battery | work=Battery Conservancy | archivedate=14 August 2015 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070213061745/http://www.thebattery.org/rebuilding/carousel/ | deadurl=yes}}</ref> it cost $16 million to build; $8 million of this money was paid for by the city and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.<ref name=Sheftell/> A ride costs $5.<ref name=Dunlap/> Design and construction took nearly a decade.<ref name=Robert>{{cite news|title=Details on the Battery Carousel |url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2007/02/21/details_on_the_battery_carousel_prospect_park_ice_rink.php|accessdate=14 August 2015|publisher=NY Curbed|date=21 February 2007}}</ref><ref name=Rosenberg>{{cite news|last1=Rosenberg|first1=Zoe|title=Long-Delayed Battery Park Carousel Will Finally Open in August|url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/07/17/longdelayed_battery_park_carousel_will_finally_open_in_august.php|accessdate=14 August 2015|publisher=NY Curbed|date=17 July 2015}}</ref> |
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The Carousel is the work of New York architectural firm WXY, and artist [[George Tsypin]].<ref name=Dunlap/> The Carousel features seating on identifiable species, such as a [[Siamese fighting fish]].<ref name=Transformation/><ref name=Sheftell>{{cite news|last1=Sheftell|first1=Jason|title=Sea-themed carousel set for Battery Park|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/spin-citysea-themed-carousel-set-battery-parkcome-sea-spin-city-article-1.1319980|accessdate=14 August 2015|publisher=New York Daily News|date=18 April 2013}}</ref> The Carousel, which opens to the public on August 20, 2015, is designed to resemble an under-the-sea garden through which visitors ride on fish that appear to be made of [[sea glass]], and shimmer as though they were [[bioluminescent]].<ref name=Dunlap>{{cite news|last1=Dunlap|first1=David|title=New York’s New Carousel Puts You in a Whirling School of Mechanized Fish|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/arts/design/new-yorks-new-carousel-puts-you-in-a-whirling-school-of-mechanized-fish.html|accessdate=14 August 2015|publisher=New York Times|date=13 August 2015}}</ref> The effect refers not only to the Carousel's waterfront site, but to the adjacent [[Castle Clinton]], which housed the [[New York Aquarium]] in the early 20th century.<ref name=Dunlap/><ref name=Transformation/> |
The Carousel is the work of New York architectural firm WXY, and artist [[George Tsypin]].<ref name=Dunlap/> The Carousel features seating on identifiable species, such as a [[Siamese fighting fish]].<ref name=Transformation/><ref name=Sheftell>{{cite news|last1=Sheftell|first1=Jason|title=Sea-themed carousel set for Battery Park|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/spin-citysea-themed-carousel-set-battery-parkcome-sea-spin-city-article-1.1319980|accessdate=14 August 2015|publisher=New York Daily News|date=18 April 2013}}</ref> The Carousel, which opens to the public on August 20, 2015, is designed to resemble an under-the-sea garden through which visitors ride on fish that appear to be made of [[sea glass]], and shimmer as though they were [[bioluminescent]].<ref name=Dunlap>{{cite news|last1=Dunlap|first1=David|title=New York’s New Carousel Puts You in a Whirling School of Mechanized Fish|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/arts/design/new-yorks-new-carousel-puts-you-in-a-whirling-school-of-mechanized-fish.html|accessdate=14 August 2015|publisher=New York Times|date=13 August 2015}}</ref> The effect refers not only to the Carousel's waterfront site, but to the adjacent [[Castle Clinton]], which housed the [[New York Aquarium]] in the early 20th century.<ref name=Dunlap/><ref name=Transformation/> |
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Revision as of 01:38, 15 August 2015
The SeaGlass Carousel is a new carousel in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, New York City.
The project to build a carousel was imagined and undertaken by Warrie Price, founding President of the Battery Park Conservancy.[1][2] Part of a plan to redevelop the park,[3] it cost $16 million to build; $8 million of this money was paid for by the city and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.[4] A ride costs $5.[1] Design and construction took nearly a decade.[5][6]
The Carousel is the work of New York architectural firm WXY, and artist George Tsypin.[1] The Carousel features seating on identifiable species, such as a Siamese fighting fish.[2][4] The Carousel, which opens to the public on August 20, 2015, is designed to resemble an under-the-sea garden through which visitors ride on fish that appear to be made of sea glass, and shimmer as though they were bioluminescent.[1] The effect refers not only to the Carousel's waterfront site, but to the adjacent Castle Clinton, which housed the New York Aquarium in the early 20th century.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Dunlap, David (13 August 2015). "New York's New Carousel Puts You in a Whirling School of Mechanized Fish". New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Dunlap, David (27 May 2015). "A Transformation at the Battery, 21 Years in the Making". New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "SeaGlass: the carousel at the Battery". Battery Conservancy. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 13 February 2007 suggested (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Sheftell, Jason (18 April 2013). "Sea-themed carousel set for Battery Park". New York Daily News. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Details on the Battery Carousel". NY Curbed. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Rosenberg, Zoe (17 July 2015). "Long-Delayed Battery Park Carousel Will Finally Open in August". NY Curbed. Retrieved 14 August 2015.