Central Park

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Central Park is a large, iconic urban park in the heart of Manhattan, known for its landscaped grounds, recreational spaces, and cultural significance.


Statements (99)
Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
public park
tourist attraction
urban park
admissionFee free
area about 3.41 square kilometers
about 843 acres
borough Manhattan
city New York City
completionDate 1876
constructionStartDate 1857
country United States
designer Calvert Vaux
Frederick Law Olmsted
designStyle landscape park
eastBoundary Fifth Avenue
governingBody New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
hasHeritageDesignation New York City Scenic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Landmark
hasPart Baseball fields
Belvedere Castle
Bethesda Fountain
Bethesda Terrace
Bicycle paths
Bow Bridge
Central Park Carousel
Central Park Drives
Central Park North Meadow Recreation Center
Central Park Reservoir Running Track
Central Park West Historic District (adjacent)
Central Park Zoo
Conservatory Garden
Delacorte Theater
Gapstow Bridge
Gardens
Great Hill
Harlem Meer
Heckscher Playground
Horse-drawn carriage routes
Ice skating rinks
Lakes and ponds
Lasker Rink
Lawns
Loeb Boathouse
Music performance venues
Naumburg Bandshell
North Meadow
North Woods
Playgrounds
Scenic overlooks
Sheep Meadow
Soccer fields
South Woods
Statues and monuments
Strawberry Fields
Tennis Center
The Bridle Path
The Great Lawn
The Lake
The Mall and Literary Walk
The Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle)
The Pond
The Pool
The Ramble
The Ravine
The Reservoir
Turtle Pond
Walking paths
Wollman Rink
Woodlands
heritageDesignationDate 1962
knownFor cultural events
film and television appearances
iconic city views
landscaped grounds
recreational activities
length about 4 kilometers
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
New York State
United States
northBoundary 110th Street
openingDate 1858
operator Central Park Conservancy
ownedBy City of New York
primaryUse cultural events
leisure
recreation
tourism
publicAccess open to the public
shape rectangular
significance important cultural symbol of New York City
major green space in dense urban environment
model for urban park design worldwide
southBoundary 59th Street
UNESCOStatus on the tentative list for World Heritage Site
visitorCount tens of millions of visitors per year
westBoundary Central Park West
width about 0.8 kilometers

Referenced by (150)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bethesda Terrace
Bow Bridge
Bow Bridge (Central Park)
Central Park Carousel
Central Park Zoo
Conservatory Garden
Gapstow Bridge
Harlem Meer
Heckscher Playground
Lasker Rink
Loeb Boathouse
Naumburg Bandshell
North Meadow
North Woods
Richard Morris Hunt Memorial
Sheep Meadow
South Woods
The Bridle Path
The Great Lawn
The Pond (Central Park)
Turtle Pond
Wollman Rink
location
Belvedere Castle
Belvedere Castle, Central Park
Bethesda Fountain
Central Park Drives
Central Park North Meadow Recreation Center
Central Park Reservoir Running Track
Delacorte Theater
Great Hill
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Strawberry Fields
Tennis Center in Central Park
The Lake (Central Park)
The Mall and Literary Walk
The Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle)
The Pool
The Ramble (Central Park)
The Ravine
The Reservoir
locatedIn
Belvedere Castle
Bethesda Terrace
Central Park Reservoir Running Track ("Central Park circulation system")
Conservatory Garden ("Central Park formal landscape")
Harlem Meer
North Meadow
North Woods
Sheep Meadow
South Woods ("Central Park woodland areas")
The Bridle Path ("Central Park trail system")
The Great Lawn
The Ravine ("the North Woods of Central Park")
Turtle Pond
Wollman Rink ("Central Park attractions")
partOf
1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
59th Street
Bethesda Terrace ("The Lake (Central Park)")
Central Park West Historic District (adjacent)
Columbus Circle
Grand Army Plaza
Lenox Hill
Morningside Park
The Ramble (Central Park) ("The Lake (Central Park)")
adjacentTo
American Museum of Natural History
Convent of the Sacred Heart (Manhattan)
El Museo del Barrio
Fifth Avenue and 58th Street
Frick Art Reference Library
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Neue Galerie New York
Rose Museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
locatedNear
Andrew Carnegie Mansion
Belvedere Castle, Central Park
Bethesda Terrace ("The Lake (Central Park)")
Central Park West
Central Park West Historic District (adjacent)
Frick Collection
The Africa Center
Warburg Mansion
overlooks
Bethesda Fountain ("Central Park structures")
Bethesda Terrace
Central Park Reservoir Running Track
Conservatory Garden
Gapstow Bridge ("Central Park structures")
The Bridle Path
The Mall and Literary Walk
category
59th Street
Belvedere Castle
Central Park West Historic District (adjacent)
Loeb Boathouse ("The Lake in Central Park")
Temple of Dendur
The Ramble (Central Park) ("The Lake (Central Park)")
hasViewOf
Calvert Vaux
Calvert Vaux ("The Mall in Central Park")
Calvert Vaux
Frederick Law Olmsted ("Central Park, New York City")
Olmsted, Vaux & Co.
notableWork
Manhattan
Manhattan Island
New York County
contains
Buffalo park and parkway system ("Central Park in New York City")
Prospect Park
Washington Park (Albany)
inspiredBy
2 Columbus Circle
Apple Fifth Avenue store
Bergdorf Goodman
near
Upper East Side
Upper West Side
borderedBy
1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Plaza Hotel
faces
Manhattan Island
New York City park system
hasPart
Belvedere Castle ("Central Park Scenic Landmark")
Bow Bridge ("Central Park Scenic Landmark")
locatedInProtectedArea
Heckscher family
associatedWithPlace
East Side of Manhattan
borders
Calvert Vaux
coDesigned
Calvert Vaux
coDesignerOf
New York City greenways
connectedTo
Bow Bridge (Central Park) ("The Lake (Central Park)")
crosses
Calvert Vaux ("Central Park Greensward Plan")
designed
The Angels Take Manhattan
featuresLocation
New York City Marathon
finishLocation
Museum Mile
followsAlong
59th Street
formsBorderOf
110th Street ("Central Park and Harlem")
formsBoundaryBetween
Fifth Avenue
formsBoundaryOf
110th Street
formsNorthernBoundaryOf
New York City
hasLandmark
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum
hasNeighbor
Museum of the City of New York
hasNeighbour
Belvedere Castle, Central Park
hasPanoramicViewOf
Bethesda Terrace ("The Lake (Central Park)")
hasView
Thomas Ball ("Central Park, New York City")
hasWorkInCollection
Columbus Circle
isMajorGatewayTo
North Woods ("northwestern Central Park")
isPartOfArea
Loeb Boathouse ("The Lake (Central Park)")
locatedOn
Central Park Conservancy
manages
Sydney Central station
nearbyLandmark
Hoovervilles
notableExampleLocation
New York metropolitan area
notableFeature
Bow Bridge (Central Park) ("The Lake (Central Park)")
offersViewOf
Central Park Conservancy
operatesIn
The Pond (Central Park)
park
Yo-Yo Ma ("New York City’s Central Park concerts")
performedAt
New York Shakespeare Festival
performsAt
Fifth Avenue
runsAlong
Bow Bridge ("Central Park woodlands")
surroundedBy
Jacob Wrey Mould ("Central Park, New York City")
workedOn

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