Central Park, located in New York City, is an urban park situated between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan. It holds the distinction of being the first landscaped park in the United States. With a total area of 843 acres (341 ha), it ranks as the sixth-largest park in the city. As of 2016, it is estimated to receive around 42 million visitors annually, making it the most frequented urban park in the United States. Moreover, it is renowned as one of the most extensively featured filming locations worldwide.

The idea for a large park in Manhattan was first suggested in the 1840s, and a 778-acre (315 ha) park was authorized in 1853. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, landscape architects, won a design competition for the park with their "Greensward Plan." Construction commenced in 1857; pre-existing structures, including a predominantly African American settlement called Seneca Village, were acquired through eminent domain and demolished.

The public was first allowed into the initial sections of the park in late 1858. More land at the north end of Central Park was bought in 1859, and the park was finished in 1876. During the early 20th century, there was a decline, but Robert Moses, the New York City parks commissioner, initiated a program to clean up Central Park in the 1930s. In 1980, the Central Park Conservancy was established to counter further deterioration, and it began refurbishing many areas of the park in the 1980s…

Highlights of the park include Rumble and Lake, Holt Nature Reserve, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir and Sheep Meadow. Attractions like Woolman's, the Central Park Carousel and the Central Park Zoo. Formal areas such as Central Park Mall and Bethesda Terrace. and the Delacorte Theater.

The biologically numerous ecosystem has quite a few hundred species of vegetation and fauna. Recreational things to do encompass carriage-horse and bicycle tours, bicycling, sports activities facilities, and concert events and occasions such as Shakespeare in the Park. Central Park is traversed with the aid of a device of roads and walkways and is served by way of public transportation.Its measurement and cultural function make it a mannequin for the world's city parks.

Its have an impact on earned Central Park the designations of National Historic Landmark in 1963 and of New York City scenic landmark in 1974. Central Park is owned by way of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation however has been managed with the aid of the Central Park Conservancy considering the fact that 1998, below a contract with the municipal authorities in a public–private partnership. The Conservancy, a non-profit organization, raises Central Park's annual working finances and is accountable for all fundamental care of the park. 

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