09 December 2010

#8 New York City, New York, USA | US-911170


Central Park is a public park at the center of Manhattan in New York CityNew YorkUnited States. The park initially opened in 1857, on 843 acres (3.41 km2) of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan. Construction began the same year, continued during the American Civil War, and was completed in 1873.




Thank you, Megan (Blinkstriker22) !

Received on: November 24, 2010
Travel time: 6 days 
Distance:  6171 km (4174 miles)

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