NYC - Central Park: Bethesda Terrace, In their master plan …

In their master plan for Central Park, the 1858 "Greensward Plan," Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux proposed an architectural "heart of the Park" defined by a sweeping Promenade that would culminate in a Terrace overlooking the Lake . But as Vaux told a newspaper reporter in 1865, the architecture was always to be subordinate to the landscape: "Nature first, 2nd and 3rd — architecture after awhile." Yet Olmsted and Vaux also understood the practical nature of a public park. There had to be places for people to gather, to experience the human variety the City had to offer, as well as the inspiration of nature. And they succeeded splendidly with Bethesda Terrace and what we now call the Mall (formerly the Promenade). Park visitors stand on Bethesda

Bethesda Terrace Arcade in Central Park

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New York City Central Park Bethesda Terrace Arcade Painting by Christopher Arndt

New York City Central Park Bethesda Terrace Arcade by Christopher Arndt

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Bethesda Terrace, Central Park Nyc Digital Art by Lumiere

Bethesda Terrace, Central Park Nyc by Lumiere

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Central Park Bethesda Terrace Photograph by Kay Brewer

Central Park Bethesda Terrace by Kay Brewer