GB-690815 Central Park, New York

Central Park is an urban park in the borough of Manhattan, New York City. It was initially opened in 1857 on 778 acres (315 ha) of city-owned land, later expanding to its current size of 843 acres (341 ha).

Today, Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States as well as one of the most filmed locations in the world.

There are many attractions in the park.  One of these attractions is the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain.  The Terrace overlook ‘The Lake’. The fountain is located in the centre of the terrace.

This postcard featuring a colour lithograph in the Metropolitan Museum of Art shows the Lake and the Terrace of Central Park in the early 20^th century.  This postcard came from Leek (9 September 2015) Postcrossing.