Bethesda Terrace and Fountain are two architectural features overlooking the southern shore of the Lake in New York City's Central Park. The fountain, with its Angel of the Waters statue, is located i
Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, November 2025
Under construction in 1862
From the same viewpoint in 2008
Bethesda Terrace (back) and Bethesda Fountain with its Angel of the Waters statue
Calvert Vaux
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Calvert Vaux FAIA was an English-American architect and landscape designer. He and his professional partner Frederick Law Olmsted designed parks such as Central Park and Prospect Park in New York City
New York City's Central Park
Olana, a collaboration with Frederic Church (1870–72)
Downing Park, Newburgh, NY (1889)