Central Park

 

Central Park is an urban park located in the metropolitan District of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park was opened in 1857, it has a rectangular shape and measures around 4000 meters for 800 meters and the park is larger than two small nations in the world, wich are Monaco and Vatican City.

With some 25 million visitors annually, Central Park is the most visited park in the United States. It is maintained by the Central Park Conservancy, a private, not-for-profit. Its appearance on many films and tv shows has made in the most famous park around the World, for example West Side Story, Barefoot in the Park, Funny Girl, Love Story, Home Alone, Enchanted, Glee, Friends, etc.

 Declared a National Historical Landmark in 1963, the park was designed by then park superintendent Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, a partner. This large park seem natural but contains a number artificial lakes (contains lakes called Bethesda fountain, Turtle Pond,etc), two ice rinks and many Green áreas for sport and recreation. Also the park is a popular oasis for migratory birds, this makes bird watchers meet. Central Park is inhabited by squirrels, birds, fishes, rabbits, frogs and other.

This park breaks the view of everyday experience and it gives a breather to 'crazy' New Yorkers.