Bethesda Terrace, Central Park

The Bethesda Terrace in Central Park. Bethesda Terrace is located at the north end of the promenade known as the Mall and overlooks the Ramble and the Lake. At the center of the Terrace stands the Bethesda Fountain, one of the Park’s most beautiful piece of art. It was designed by architect and Park co-designer Calvert Vaux with his assistant, Jacob Wrey Mould.

Photographs from the "Central Park Views", positive photograph on albumen paper, in album presented to the City of Paris by the Department of Public Parks, New York. Original titles: "The Terrace". Unknown publisher (1878-1881). Source: Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF).