Belvedere Castle
Belvedere Castle is a folly (decorative building) located in New York City's Central Park. It is now Central Park's official weather station.
| Belvedere Castle | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Hybrid of Gothic and Romanesque |
| Coordinates | 40°46′46″N 73°58′09″W / 40.779447°N 73.96906°WCoordinates: 40°46′46″N 73°58′09″W / 40.779447°N 73.96906°W |
| Construction started | 1867 |
| Completed | 1869 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould |
Belvedere Castle was designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould in 1867.
Further readings
- Rogers, Elizabeth Barlow; et al. (1987). Rebuilding Central Park: A Management and Restoration Plan. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press for the Central Park Conservancy. ISBN 9780262181273. OCLC 14586688.
Belvedere Castle Media
The tower in February 2005; note the anemometer and wind vane on the top; these instruments record the official wind speed and direction for Central Park
The remainder of the current weather station for Central Park is located in the wooded area immediately south of the castle, protected by a chain link fence topped with barbed wire
Mould's bronze cockatrice, part of a transom over a doorway of the Castle in 2004
Belvedere Castle, Central Park
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