Central Park New York

The Central Park

Central Park is the most common public park of NY city. It is located between 59th and 110th street and between Fifth and Eight Ave, in the center of Manhattan. It covers a 768 acres of land, including sheds, quarries, swamps and pig farms. The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Central Park has at least twenty-five million annual visitors.

Sculptures

The Sculptures of the park, including Augustus, Saint-Gaudens and John Quincy Adams Ward, are greatest attraction for the visitors. The first large public sculpture is the'Angel of the Waters' by Emma Stebbins(1873). 'Cleopatra's Needle' is the oldest sculpture.

Other Activities

The park also contains several artificial lakes, theaters, walking tracks, ice-skating rinks, fountains, tennis courts, baseball fields, a wildlife sanctuary, golf course, many playgrounds for the children to play and all other suitable facilities for the visitors. The park also contains a zoo and the Metropolitan museum of Art.