Created by HISTORY Updated On: September 3, 2015
An 843-acre oasis in the concrete jungle of NYC, Central Park contains 52 fountains, monuments and sculptures. Tour the park and get the facts on its treasures with this list:
Outdoor Sculpture · Central Park · 6 tips and reviews
HISTORY: Dedicated in 1894, this statue depicts the explorer whose trans-Atlantic trips, starting in 1492, helped lead to European colonization of the Americas.
Wallach Walk (btwn E 75th & 76th St), New York, NY
Outdoor Sculpture · Central Park · 56 tips and reviews
HISTORY: Created in 1959 by Jose de Creeft (1884-1982), this bronze sculpture features characters from the 1865 Lewis Carroll story‚ "Alice in Wonderland."
HISTORY: Unveiled in 1965, this bronze statue pays tribute to the Cuban author and activist, who died in 1895 fighting for his homeland‚'s liberation from Spain.
Sculpture Garden · Central Park · 4 tips and reviews
HISTORY: Dedicated in 1913, this is a tribute to the more than 260 Americans who died when the battleship Maine exploded in the Havana, Cuba, harbor in 1898.
Outdoor Sculpture · Central Park · 6 tips and reviews
HISTORY: Unveiled in 1872, this statue by John Quincy Adams Ward pays tribute to one of the world's most famous playwrights, who lived from 1564 to 1616.
HISTORY: Dedicated in 1921, this statue depicts the 19th century, Venezuela-born general who has been referred to as the "George Washington of South America."
HISTORY: Designed by Emma Stebbins and dedicated in 1873, this fountain was the only sculpture commissioned as part of Central Park’s original design. Its official name is “Angel of the Waters.”