8 The rus in urbe effect is shown in this 1970 photo, when the American lindens were 40 to 50 feet tall. For all its natural effects, the circle is a perfect dome and the statue of General Philip Sheridan is positioned at the precise visual focus along the axis of the avenue. Fig. 12 In 1967 the National Park Service proposed that Sheridan Circle have “extensive paved walks, planting and many more benches.” But the Commission of Fine Arts rejected the plan, noting “the circle functions primarily as a visual element ...providing a simple setting of green landscape.”18
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