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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Alice in Wonderland, Columbus And Other Literary and Historical Statues in Central Park


Problem
Where to go first in Central Park, New York - it contains so many statues.

Answers
Over lunch in England, a friend told me about visiting Central Park where she saw a statue of Alice in Wonderland.

I went online to find out about the Alice in Wonderland statue and was amazed by the number of statues. To name just a few:

Alice In Wonderland

Hans Christian Andersen



Beethoven.

Christopher Columbus



Simon Bolivar.











Robert Burns.

Romeo and Juliet.


Schiller.
Central Park NYC - Johann C. F. von Schiller statue by C.L. Richter - IMG 5720.JPG







Shakespeare.

Sir Walter Scott.
Central Park NYC - Walter Scott sculpture - IMG 5651.JPG

Lovers of literature and childhood books will also be interested in the statues representing The Secret Garden.

For details of photographers and copyright see Wikipedia article on central Park statues. (This post will be updated later.)

My friend visited Central Park because she heard its creation was inspired by a park in the North of England.

Now that I know how many interesting statues there are in Central Park, I shall put it on my list.  I have been to New York several times, but missed out on photographing these statues. Never mind, handy Wikipedia has out of copyright images I can use.

Useful Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sculptures_in_Central_Park
visittheusa.co.uk
https://www.newyorkpass.com/

Author, Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. See next post for more statues.

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