|
TOM FLETCHER'S new york architecture |
 |
|
part of the essential architecture network |
|
|
| FEATURES |
 |
| NY Galleries |
 |
| NY Walks |
 |
| top ten new york architecture |
 |
| Simon Fieldhouse renderings |
 |
| America’s Favorite Architecture |
| Use of images. |
| New York Architecture
Images- Central Park Balcony Bridge |
|
|
architect |
Calvert Vaux 1824-1895 |
|
location |
|
|
date |
1860 |
|
|
  |
|
construction |
Manhattan schist excavated in the Park, and mountain greywacke, a light-bluish sandstone set in random ashlar. |
|
type |
Bridge |
|
|
Along the busy West Drive near
77th Street, in Central Park stands Balcony Bridge. The span of the Bridge
conveys West Drive traffic over the Lake where it flows into a small
marshy inlet. In the 1870s, this inlet extended into Ladies Pond, a small
portion of the Lake reserved strictly for female ice-skaters. It was
filled in during the 1930s. The Bridge itself gets its name from the two
small, bench-lined balconies inset on its east side that extends beyond
the wall of the Bridge. Many Park visitors stop at these spots to marvel
at the spectacular view they offer of the City skyline. From this vantage
point, beyond the trees that provide a frame for the field of view is the
Lake as it stretches southeast to Cherry
Hill. The best way to view Balcony Bridge is from the shores of the Ramble or from a rowboat on the Lake. |
|
links |
thanks to www.centralpark2000.com & www.centralparknyc.org |