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Central Park Summer - —Today, there are 8,968 benches, 36 pedestrian bridges, 29 sculptures, and 1 zoo in New York City’s Central Park.

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Gary Ricketts > A Resting Place

The cast iron lampposts found throughout Central Park were designed by Henry Bacon, the architect who also designed the Lincoln Memorial.
Gary Ricketts > After The Rain
Gary Ricketts > Beethoven
Gary Ricketts > Behind the Fence
Gary Ricketts > Bethesda Sunset

Bethesda Fountain—-The Angel Of The Waters
 
The fountain, designed by Emma Stebbins, was unveiled in 1873 and is the only sculpture commissioned as part of the original design of Central Park. Ms. Stebbins was the first woman to receive a commission for a major work of art in New York City. The winged female figure symbolizes the purity of the city’s water supply when the Croton Aqueduct opened in 1842 bringing fresh water to all New Yorkers. In her hand she holds a lily, the symbol of purity, and extends her other hand outward to bless the water below.
Gary Ricketts > Bridge Arch
Gary Ricketts > Building in the Background
Gary Ricketts > Central Park Yacht Club

It was here that Stewart Little piloted his brother George's boat the "Wasp" to victory in the Central Park Boat Race. Racing regatta's are held between members of the Model Yacht Club at the site of the Conservatory Water. 

Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, builders of Central Park, planned a huge conservatory on the east side of the park. However during the original construction, city budget cuts forced rethinking the original plans. Instead, they created a shallow pond inspired by the model boat ponds of Paris, France.
Gary Ricketts > City Forrest
Gary Ricketts > Cleopatra's Needle

The oldest man-made object in Central Park is the obelisk, located directly behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although it is known as Cleopatra's Needle, the obelisk actually has nothing to do with Cleopatra. It was a self-commissioned tribute to Egypt's Thutmosis III.
Gary Ricketts > East Side Reflection

Half of all Central Park visitors enter through the southeast corner by way of the Grand Army Plaza. In 1858 the designers of Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, placed the pond below street level to offer an instant haven from city noises.
Gary Ricketts > Floating Buildings

Conservatory Water gets its name from the large glass house intended for the tropical plants specified in the guidelines of the 1857 design competition for Central Park. However, a lack of funding prevented the building of the conservatory, and instead the area was turned into an ornamental pond.
Gary Ricketts > Gapstow Bridge

The original Gapstow Bridge was built in 1874 and was a unique wooden bridge with ornamented cast iron railings. However, it only lasted slightly more than twenty years before wear and tear took its toll. That bridge was replaced in 1896 with the present simple stone structure. During the summer months, the bridge is covered with green ivy.
Gary Ricketts > Ice Cream

A Central Park vendors cart sit unattended following a summer thundershower.
Gary Ricketts > Looking From the Shady Spot
A Resting Place

The cast iron lampposts found throughout Central Park were designed by Henry Bacon, the architect who also designed the Lincoln Memorial.
Gary Ricketts > A Resting Place

The cast iron lampposts found throughout Central Park were designed by Henry Bacon, the architect who also designed the Lincoln Memorial.
A Resting Place

The cast iron lampposts found throughout Central Park were designed by Henry Bacon, the architect who also designed the Lincoln Memorial.
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