A PARADISE ON FIFTH AVENUE & CENTRAL PARK WEST, NEW YORK
Artifice rarely looks this natural. In laying out the 843 acres of the country's first landscaped park, architects Frederick Law and Calvert Vaux employed a staggering 20.000 laborers to sculpt terrain, dig ponds and blow up rocks.
Construction of the park began in 1857 and was completed in 1873, though it opened to the public in the winter of 1859.
Today, some 25 million people visit the park annually to commune with nature, enjoying its seemingly endless paths for strolling, jogging or cycling; over 150 varieties of trees; numerous ornamental sculptures, fountains and monuments; and 36 bridges and arches.
Construction of the park began in 1857 and was completed in 1873, though it opened to the public in the winter of 1859.
Today, some 25 million people visit the park annually to commune with nature, enjoying its seemingly endless paths for strolling, jogging or cycling; over 150 varieties of trees; numerous ornamental sculptures, fountains and monuments; and 36 bridges and arches.
59th to 110th str., between Fifth Avenue & Central Park West.
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