Central Park Central

This illustration represents Central Park, New York City, during an autumn sunset. A colorful scene with lots of different characters, enjoying a day... more

by Paul Calabrese

Title

Central Park Central

Artist

Paul Calabrese

Medium

Drawing - Mixed Medium

Description

This illustration represents Central Park, New York City, during an autumn sunset. A colorful scene with lots of different characters, enjoying a day at the park in Manhattan. With bright colors and rolling hills, Central Park has been a beautifully preserved part of nature in New York City and a favorite place for tourists and natives alike.
Central Park is a public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City. The park initially opened in 1857, on 778 acres of city-owned land (it is 843 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.
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.[The park, which receives approximately thirty-five million visitors annually,[8] is the most visited urban park in the United States. It was opened on 770 acres (3.1 km) of city-owned land and was expanded to 843 acres (3.41 km; 1.317 sq mi). It is 2.5 miles (4 km) long between 59th Street (Central Park South) and 110th Street (Central Park North), and is 0.5 miles (0.8 km) wide between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West. Its size and cultural position, similar to Munich's Englischer Garten and London's Hyde Park, has served as a model for many urban parks, including San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, Tokyo's Ueno Park, and Vancouver's Stanley Park .

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May 20th, 2013