Literary Walk
Written by VacationIdea.com Travel Editors.
At the southern end of the Mall at mid-Park and 72nd Street, Central Park is dotted with sculptures of the following literary figures: William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns. Other larger-than-life statues include Christopher Columbus, Victor Herbert and Ludwig van Beethoven. This part of Central Park is also known as Literary Walk.
Composers Herbert and Beethoven are near the Naumburg Bandshell, the Mall summer concert area. Most of the sculptures were dedicated towards the end of the 19th century.
The Olmsted Bed at the southernmost end of the Mall is a tribute to Frederick Law Olmsted, the creator of Central Park. The flower bed features seasonal pansies, impatiens, flowing groundcover, and American elms.
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Written By the Travel Editors at VacationIdea.com, Last Update: Dec 01, 2004