10/08/2013

Amazing Pictures of Central Park - New York

Central Park is a public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City. The park initially opened in 1857, on 778 acres (315 ha) of city-owned land (it is 840 acres today). 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.

Aerial View of  Central Park - New York
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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.

Aerial View of  Central Park - New York
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Amazing Pictures of  Central Park - New York
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Amazing Pictures of  Central Park - New York
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Amazing Pictures of  Central Park - New York
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Aerial View of  Central Park - New York
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Amazing Pictures of  Central Park - New York
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Amazing Pictures of  Central Park - New York
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Amazing Pictures of  Central Park - New York
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Aerial View of  Central Park - New York
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Angel of the Waters, in Bethesda Fountain (sculpted 1873)
Angel of the Waters, in Bethesda Fountain (sculpted 1873)
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Aerial View of  Central Park - New York
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Amazing Pictures of  Central Park - New York
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Snow Picture of Central Park - New York
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Amazing Pictures of  Central Park - New York
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Winter Image of Central Park - New York
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Amazing Pictures of  Central Park - New York
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Central Park in Winter - New York
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Amazing Pictures of  Central Park - New York
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Aerial View of  Central Park - New York
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