• Belvedere Castle was originally designed in 1865 as a 'decorative' attraction, but not intended to serve any real purpose. ... Lawn Bowling in Central Park.
  • Location of The Belvedere Castle in Central Park: The entrance is at 81st Street and Central Park West and it’s a lovely 10 minute walk.
  • Belvedere means 'beautiful view' in Italian and is a fitting name for this castle. Upvoted Jun 23. ... A castle in mid Central Park! A good photo opportunity here.
  • View from Belvedere Castle During Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Gates, Central Park, Manhattan, February 12, 2005.
  • Belvedere Castle Central Park Information. Belvedere Castle caps Vista Rock, which is the second-highest natural elevation in Central Park.
  • 20070923-central-park-23-belvedere-castle-view.jpg. The body of water is called Turtle Lake and this time it was pretty well covered with some sort of pond scum.
  • Belvedere Castle is a folly in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City. It contains exhibit rooms and an observation deck, and since 1919, has also housed...
  • Take in a sweeping view of the Great Lawn, the Ramble and Turtle Pond from Belvedere Castle, a folly built on one of the highest points in the park.
  • The Central Park Conservancy is reopening the famed Belvedere Castle in Central Park on June 28 after an extensive restoration period, Curbed NY reported.
  • (5 Photos combined in Photomatix). Belvedere Castle and it’s surrounding turtle pond is a very surreal and painterly looking scene nestled in Central Park.