Fountain in the Reservoir
It's hard to imagine that no feature in Central Park existed before 1860, except in the minds of Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux. Every lake, pond and waterfall, every boulder-filled gully and hill, every forest and every lawn, every feature of the landscape of Central Park is a construct, not a natural formation. (Modifications and additions through the years have altered some of the original features, but in general, it exists as they planned it.)
Thousands of joggers and walkers each day enjoy great views on the 1.58 mile (2.54km) path around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir (formerly the Central Park Reservoir). Designed by Olmstead and Vaux in 1860, the reservoir for 131 years collected water from the Croton Aqueduct, and provided water for Manhattan. Water is now supplied through a large water main.
Fountain in the Reservoir
It's hard to imagine that no feature in Central Park existed before 1860, except in the minds of Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux. Every lake, pond and waterfall, every boulder-filled gully and hill, every forest and every lawn, every feature of the landscape of Central Park is a construct, not a natural formation. (Modifications and additions through the years have altered some of the original features, but in general, it exists as they planned it.)
Thousands of joggers and walkers each day enjoy great views on the 1.58 mile (2.54km) path around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir (formerly the Central Park Reservoir). Designed by Olmstead and Vaux in 1860, the reservoir for 131 years collected water from the Croton Aqueduct, and provided water for Manhattan. Water is now supplied through a large water main.