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The Central Park

The Central Park. Central Park.

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The Central Park

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  1. The Central Park

  2. Central Park Central Park is a public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City. The park initially opened in 1857, on 843 acres (341 ha) of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan. Construction began the same year, continued during the American Civil War, and was completed in 1873. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962, the park is currently managed by the Central Park Conservancy under contract with the city government. The Conservancy is a non-profit organization that contributes 83.5% of Central Park's 37.5 million annual budget, and employs 80.7% of the park's maintenance staff.

  3. Angel of the Waters, in Bethesda Fountain (sculpted 1873)

  4. Belvedere Castle, Central Park (built 1869)

  5. One of four rustic landing stages on the Lake

  6. Boathouse Cafe

  7. Carousel

  8. Summerstage features free musical concerts throughout the summer

  9. Tavern on the Green, now a closed restaurant, it was originally built in the era of Tammany Hall to house Central Park's sheep.

  10. Panorama of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir at Central Park, looking North

  11. Victory Leading Sherman

  12. Rat Rock is an example of Hartland Schist

  13. Bracts of Flowering Dogwood, an understory tree native to Central Park

  14. Plenty of water birds at Central Park

  15. Cleopatra's Needle, Central Park, carved c. 1450 B.C. for Thutmose III, hieroglyphs inscribed c. 1250 B.C. for Rameses II

  16. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park

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