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CENTRAL PARKThe Heart of the Island at the Center of the World Location History The park initially opened in 1857, on 843 acres (341 ha) of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan. Construction began the same year, continued during the American Civil War, and was completed in 1873. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 Central park is surrounded by 59th St , 110th St , 5th Ave and Central Park West Strawberry Fields for John Lennon Christopher Columbus William Shakespear * * Central Park is a public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City * * *