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

Pelham Bay Park

Pelham Bay Park, located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of The Bronx and extending partially into Westchester County, is at the largest public park in New York City. The section of the park within New York City's borders is more than three times the size of Manhattan's...

. While officially a memorial to servicemen from The Bronx

The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...

, it is also a favorite location for wedding photography

Wedding photography

Wedding photography is the photography of activities relating to weddings. It encompasses photographs of the couple before marriage as well as coverage of the wedding and reception...

. The grove of trees that surround the statue were transplanted from the Grand Concourse

Grand Concourse (Bronx)

The Grand Concourse is a major thoroughfare in the borough of the Bronx in New York City...

 when construction began on the IND Subway Line

IND Concourse Line

The Concourse Line is an IND subway branch line of the New York City Subway system. It runs from Norwood – 205th Street in Norwood, Bronx to 145th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. It is the only "B" Division and only fully underground line in the Bronx....

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