Belvedere Castle

Belvedere Castle
General information
Architectural styleHybrid of Gothic and Romanesque
Coordinates40°46′46″N 73°58′09″W / 40.779447°N 73.96906°W / 40.779447; -73.96906
Construction started1867
Completed1869
Design and construction
ArchitectCalvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould

Belvedere Castle is a folly (decorative building) located in New York City's Central Park. It is now Central Park's official weather station.

Belvedere Castle was designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould in 1867.

Further readings

  • Rogers, Elizabeth Barlow; et al. (1987). Rebuilding Central Park: A Management and Restoration Plan. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press for the Central Park Conservancy. ISBN 9780262181273. OCLC 14586688.

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