Central Park, as its name implies, is located in the center of Manhattan Island in new york.
This is a completely man-made natural landscape, known as the "back garden" of new york. It is 5 1 block long and 3 blocks wide, covering an area of 3.4 million square meters. The whole park took 15 years and was completed in 1873.
How big is it? It is about the size of 500 football fields. From the top view below, you can feel the "Xanadu" in concrete:
What else is there in Central Park besides more than 26,000 plants?
There are 7 pools, 5 1 statue, 36 bridges and arches, 9,000 benches and even 2 small zoos!
There are various facilities in it, such as: courtyard, skating rink, carousel, amphitheater, tennis court, sports ground and art museum. ...
Whose handwriting is this big nature park?
That is olmsted, known as the "father of modern gardens". He is one of the designers of Central Park and the person in charge of the park construction project.
He designed many public spaces in America, such as Congress Square, Stanford University Park and Cornell University.
Some people even say that without olmsted, the United States would not be like this.
It is not enough to have a strong designer. Where can I build a park without land?
Then, the problem comes again. How can Manhattan, which is so expensive, be willing to take out such a large area of land for greening?
This is because, in the 1950s of 19, big cities in the United States, such as new york, were rapidly urbanizing, and the population and high-rise buildings were constantly compressing urban public space. Some urban problems began to be exposed, such as the prevalence of infectious diseases, and citizens' demand for fresh air, sunshine and public space was urgently needed to be met.
185 1 year, the new York state legislature also passed the park law, which promoted the birth of the new york central park plan.
Someone said, "Although Central Park is not a building, it is the greatest building in new york. 」
Thanks to the foresight of city planners a hundred years ago, new york people who are living a stressful life now have a natural environment to relax themselves.