Bethesda Arcade and Statue in Central Park
by James Aiken
Title
Bethesda Arcade and Statue in Central Park
Artist
James Aiken
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Bethesda Statue can be seen framed within the Bethesda Terrace Arcade of New York City's Central Park.
Bethesda Terrace Arcade is the arched, interior walkway in the center of the park that links the Mall to Bethesda Fountain and the Central Park Lake. Created in the 1860s, the Arcade features a stunning tiled ceiling and was designed by Jacob Wrey Mould. (Information obtained from centralpark.com)
Central Park, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962, is an urban park in New York City's borough of Manhattan. The park initially opened in 1857 on 778 acres 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 to the current 843 acres, which they entitled the Greensward Plan. Construction commenced that same year, continued through the American Civil War, and concluded in 1873. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States. (Information obtained from Wikipedia)
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April 29th, 2014
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Comments (27)
Jo Ann Tomaselli
Stunning!!! Jamie, this type of severe contrast images is, for me, a challenge to shoot yet you handle it beautifully! Love the moody lighting and details in the shadows.
Steven Reed
Such an incredible composition, wonderful use of light and dark! Perfect well thought out positioning of your camera! So well done!
Lesa Fine
Wonderful architecture and stunning capture, love the moody feel the shawows give! Excellent work! L/F/P
Linda Cox
Fantastic image, James. Such great detail and texture and the light work is wonderful. sharing
Clare Bevan
Just enough light to give such wonderful reflections!!! Beautifully composed!!! Sharing x