Central Park
Central Park
The Pond looking North
Type
Urban park
Location
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates
40°46′55″N 73°57′58″W / 40.78194°N 73.96611°W /
40.78194; -73.96611 (Central Park)Coordinates:
40°46′55″N 73°57′58″W / 40.78194°N 73.96611°W /
40.78194; -73.96611 (Central Park)
Size
843 acres (341 ha)
1.32 sq mi (3.4 km2)
Opened
1859
Operated by
Central Park Conservancy
Annual
visitors
25 million
Status
Open all year
Central Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Coordinates:
40°46′55″N 73°57′58″W / 40.78194°N
73.96611°W / 40.78194; -73.96611
Built/Founded:
1857
Architect:
Frederick Law Olmsted, Calvert Vaux
Added to NRHP:
October 15, 1966
Designated NHL:
May 23, 1963
NRHP Reference#:
66000538[1]
Central Park is a large public, urban park in the heart of
New York City and is host to approximately twenty-five
million visitors each year. Central Park has been a Na-
tional Historic Landmark since 1963.
The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted
and architect Calvert Vaux. While much of the park
looks natural, it is in fact almost entirely landscaped. It
contains several natural-looking lakes and ponds, ex-
tensive walking tracks, two ice-skating rinks, the Central
Park Zoo, the Central Park Conservatory Garden, a wild-
life sanctuary, a large area of natural woods, a reservoir
with an encircling running track, and the outdoor Dela-
corte Theater which hosts the "Shakespeare in the Park"
summer festivals. 85% of the park’s operating budget
comes from private sources via the Central Park Con-
servancy, which manages the park pursuant to a con-
tract with New York City Department of Parks and
Recreation.[2]
Central Park today
Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres, 3,4
km², 1.32 sq mi; a rectangle 2.6 statute miles by 0.5 stat-
ute mile, or 4.1 km × 830 m) in the borough of Manhattan
in New York City, almost 4/5 of the size of Vancouver’s
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Central Park
1
Stanley Park and just over 1/3 of the size of London’s
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