The Bronx Victory Column & Memorial Grove

The Bronx Victory Column & Memorial Grove, built in 1933, is a 75-foot-tall limestone column that supports a bronze statue of Winged Victory on Crimi Road in Pelham Bay Park.Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/vt_pelham_bay_park/vt_pelham_history.html|title=Pelham Bay Park|accessdate=2008-04-27|publisher=New York City Department of Parks & Recreation] While officially a memorial to servicemen from The BronxCite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/vt_pelham_bay_park/vt_pelham_01.html|title=The Bronx Victory Column & Memorial Grove|accessdate=2008-04-27|publisher=New York City Department of Parks & Recreation|work=Pelham Bay Park Virtual Tour] , it is also a favorite location for wedding photography.Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E2DC1530F932A35756C0A962958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3|title= A Critical Tour of the Empire: Battery Park to High Bridge . . .|accessdate=2008-04-27|year=1994-05-01|author=Douglas Martin|work=The New York Times] The grove of trees that surround the statue were transplanted from the Grand Concourse when construction began on the IND Subway Line.

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