New York City Central Park, created by landscape designer Frederick Law Olmstead and architect Calvert Vox at the end of the nineteenth century, is today the most famous park in the world, a favorite vacation spot for locals, the cultural center of the Big Apple and, of course, one of the most bright tourist sites of the city.
Located in central Manhattan between 59th and 110th streets and Fifth and Eighth Avenues, the park has the shape of a regular rectangle about four kilometers long and about 800 meters wide. The annual number of visitors is approximately 25 million people, making Central Park the most visited in the United States. Despite the fact that the park looks very natural, almost all landscapes are created manually. There are several artificial lakes, a large number of alleys, two ice rinks, corners of unspoiled wildlife and lawns used for various sports and concerts, children's playgrounds and your own zoo. The ten-kilometer road surrounding the park is often used by runners, cyclists and roller skate enthusiasts. Each summer, Shakespeare Park Festivals take place on the Big Meadow, as well as concerts at the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera.
The main attractions of the park are known to everyone thanks to films, series and even cartoons. For example, animals from Madagascar lived in the famous zoo of the central park. Near the zoo is a bronze statue of Bolto. Above the turtle pond rises the fabulous Belvedere Castle with a natural observatory. Nearby is the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. In the northern part of the park is a reservoir named after Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy. This is a picturesque artificial reservoir with many species of waterfowl and designer-designed coastal landscape. Another noteworthy place is located in the western part of the park between 71st and 74th streets - a territory called Strawberry Glades with a black and white mosaic memorial is dedicated to the legendary John Lennon - this is the place of death of an artist who lived nearby and often visited this corner of the park.
Each entrance to the park is given a separate name. The architects had the choice to name the entrance groups by the names of great people, military battles or states, but they preferred to call the gates professions, thereby paying tribute to the people who participated in the construction of the park. So, in the park there are gates of Scientists, Artists, Artisans, Traders, Farmers, Hunters, Miners, Foresters, Engineers, Inventors and Military. To travel around the park, you can hire a bicycle cab, horse drawn carriage or rent a bicycle.