Central Park
Central Park, a municipal park in the center of Manhattan in New York City. It is a long, narrow park covering 840 acres (340 hectares) between 59th and 110th streets and Fifth and Eighth avenues. The park contains a zoo, playgrounds and recreation centers, and lagoons for boating in summer and ice skating in winter. Roadways, bicycle and bridle paths, and walks make the park one of the most widely visited places in New York City.
Cleopatra's Needle (an Egyptian obelisk), the conservatory gardens, a bird sanctuary, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art are the main points of interest in the park. Outdoor concerts and theatrical productions are held in the park during summer. The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and was constructed largely between 1857 and 1861.