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Central Park is the sixth-largest park in New York City, behind Pelham Bay Park, the Staten Island Greenbelt, Freshkills Park, Van Cortlandt Park, and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, [14] with an area of 843 acres (341 ha; 1.317 sq mi; 3.41 km 2). [15] [16] Central Park constitutes its own United States census tract, numbered 143.
In July 1853, the New York State Legislature passed the Central Park Act, authorizing the purchase of the present-day site of Central Park. [7] [8] The initial plans for Central Park were devised by Egbert Ludovicus Viele, who had devised unofficial plans for the park in 1853.
The Central Park West Historic District is located along Central Park West, between 61st and 97th Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 1982.
A map showing major greenspaces in New York City: 1) Central Park, 2) Van Cortlandt Park, 3) Bronx Park, 4) Pelham Bay Park, 5) Flushing Meadows Park, 6) Forest Park, 7) Prospect Park, 8) Floyd Bennett Field, 9) Jamaica Bay, A) Jacob Riis Park and Fort Tilden, B) Fort Wadsworth, C) Miller Field, D) Great Kills Park Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States.
Central Park, 1857-1995: The Birth, Decline, and Renewal of a National Treasure. Norton. ISBN 0-393-02531-4. Murphy, Jean Parker; Ottavino, Kate Burns (1986). "The Rehabilitation of Bethesda Terrace: The Terrace Bridge and Landscape, Central Park, New York". Bulletin of the Association for Preservation Technology. 18 (3): 24– 38. doi:10.2307 ...
The Ramble is one of three main woodlands in Central Park, [1] [2] [3]: 44–45 the others being North Woods and Hallett Nature Sanctuary. [3]: 2–3 The Ramble covers 36 to 38 acres (14.6 to 15.4 ha), and contains a series of winding paths, as well as outcrops, rustic structures, and several bridges.
The Bow Bridge / ˈ b oʊ / is a cast iron bridge located in Central Park, New York City, crossing over the Lake and used as a pedestrian walkway. [1] It is decorated with an interlocking circles banister, with eight planting urns on top of decorative bas-relief panels. Intricate arabesque elements and volutes can be seen underneath the span arch.
Blockhouse No. 1, colloquially known as The Blockhouse, is a small fort in the North Woods section of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City.Finished in 1814, the Blockhouse is the second-oldest structure in the park, after Cleopatra's Needle, and the oldest surviving structure originally built within the park site.