The reservoir was built to the design for Central Park of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux who designed its two pumphouses of Manhattan schist with granite facings. It was never a collecting reservoir.
Bethesda Terrace and Fountain are two architectural features overlooking The Lake in New York City’s Central Park. The fountain, with its Angel of the Waters statue, is located in the center of the terrace.
Belvedere Castle is a folly in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City. It contains exhibit rooms and an observation deck, and the folly has also been the location of the official Central Park weather station.