1. Belvedere Castle Replaced a Tower the Herald Tribune Called an “Eye-sore” Rendering of the proposed Belvedere by Olmsted, Vaux & Co., Courtesy of Central Park Conservancy ...

The Belvedere (Italian for "beautiful view") sits atop a rocky outcropping and is known for its beautiful views of the park. Calvert Vaux, co-designer of Central Park, conceived the castle in 1869 ...

Central Park’s Belvedere Castle will close for a major restoration on Monday, February 26, several months later than it was originally scheduled to shutter. The namesake conversancy that manages ...

The Central Park Conservancy will reopen Belvedere Castle on June 28 after a 15-month restoration project. The 1858-built landmark was conceived by Central Park designers Frederick Olmsted and ...

The castle, whose name means "beautiful view" in Italian, originally dates back to 1867, when Calvert Vaux, the architect of the park, created it as observation tower for pedestrian use.

The Belvedere Castle, located in the heart of Central Park, has long been a major tourist landmark. Those visiting New York City often flock to the fantasy-inspired building to take photos and get ...

Belvedere Castle has risen above the meadows and woods of Central Park since 1872, like an aging sentry keeping watch over a swathe of Manhattan’s grandest and most coveted real estate.

Belvedere Castle, a 19th century centerpiece of the park and one of its most visited sites, will be cleaned and waterproofed later this year, according to a NY1 report. The Central Park ...

They remained until the early 1960s, and when they departed, the Castle was left to deteriorate in abandonment for twenty years. By the 1980s, Central Park—along with its Castle— was in ruins.