The refined Grecian Shelter, originally called the Croquet Shelter, is a masterpiece of neo-Classical architecture. The flowing rhythm of twenty-eight marble columns with square piers at the corners, supporting a full ornate terracotta entablature, evokes poetic memories of the Grecian temple and the grandeur of classical antiquity. Located on the Parkside Avenue border of Prospect Park, and midway between the Park Circle and Ocean Avenue entrances to the Park, the Shelter acts as a unifying link between these two entrances, designed by the same architects, McKim, Mead & White.