Central Park Art Print, NEW YORK

Art print from the New York Series. Central Park

Between 1821 and 1855, the New York metropolitan area quadrupled its population. As the city expanded, people had few open spaces to go to and primarily went to cemeteries to escape the noisy and chaotic city life.
The most influential innovation in the design of Central Park was the creation of separate paths for pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and other vehicles. Commercial traffic was completely concealed and redirected to sunken causeways surrounded by dense shrubbery, so as not to disrupt the park's rustic character. The Greensward Plan included the construction of approximately 36 bridges, all designed by Vaux, each unique, using granite and mica schist, and featuring Gothic Revival ironwork.

Printed sheet on 320 gsm paper. High-quality embossing. Measures 23 x 23 cm.