Central Park

Central Park is an urban park in New York City located between the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. It is the fifth-largest park in the city by area, covering 843 acres. It is the most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated 42 million visitors annually as of 2016, and is the most filmed location in the world. Following proposals for a large park in Manhattan during the 1840s, it was approved in 1853 to cover 778 acres. In 1857, landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition for the park with their "Greensward Plan". Construction began the same year; existing structures, including a majority-Black settlement named Seneca Village, were seized through eminent domain and razed. The park's first areas were opened to the public in late 1858. Additional land at the northern end of Central Park was purchased in 1859, and the park was completed in 1876.

About Central Park

Urban park located on the island of Manhattan in New York. Situated between the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan, it is considered to be the most visited urban park in the United States. The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux.

Achievement of Central Park

On average, more than 38 million people visit the park per year. It is also one of the most filmed locations on Earth. 

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Latest information about Central Park updated on July 28 2021.