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Castle Clinton Shines Bright09-01-03 | News
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Editors correction: In our April 2003 issue, we featured Restoration of Battery Park, New York City. The photographs on pages 40-41 were mistakenly identified as being part of Battery Park, however, the photos were taken at an event celebrating the restoration of Castle Clinton, designed by Leni Schwendinger. NEW YORK - The continuing restoration of Battery Park, N.Y., continued throughout 2002, culminating with the lighting of The Sphere, a sculpture salvaged from the World Trade Center and moved to Battery Park. Reaching a historic high note, nearby Castle Clinton became the centerpiece of the celebration of light. Leni Scwendinger was invited to create a backdrop for an event hosted by Osram Sylvania to honor the work of the Battery Conservancy, New York City Parks and Recreation, and Con Edison in restoring lower Manhattan to its former prominence as a center for arts and entertainment. Castle Clinton, a national historic landmark, was textured with light in a design planned by Schwendinger and inspired by a map of seventeenth century Manhattan. The imagery was orchestrated to create a carpet of light throughout the courtyard; layers of imagery colored in green, lavender, blue, and scarlet. "Castle Clinton has never looked more striking," said Warrie Price, president of the Battery Conservancy.
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