- 618 W 52nd St.
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40.767525, -73.994708333333 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)
- Sign with the association logo
- Number of spokes on the wheels
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22
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Historical background
An accurate rectangle of Central Park (0.8 x 4 km) is visited by 25 million people every year. For comparison, approximately the same number of tourists come to visit Mexico. The park is fully man-made, however not only technical structures stand out among its attractions. Separation of pedestrian and traffic flows was a wonderful engineering solution for a mid-19th century park. It was extremely relevant in a city filled with horse-drawn carriages in absence of regulated crossings and traffic lights. The first cabs appeared in the park in 1863, since then a one-horse cart became its indispensable attribute. Currently there are around two hundred horses working in Central Park. Each horse, unlike the Saint Petersburg Hermitage cats, earns from 150 dollars an hour. It is worth mentioning that the solid-hoofed employees have an officially established eight-hour working day with breaks, and it is prohibited to send them to work if the outside temperature is below -8 degrees or above + 32 degrees Celsius. Since 2010 the horses also have a compulsory five-week vacation!
Present in routes of categories Lion, Atlas, Griffin
Passed by: 43/60 (72%).
By categories:
- Atlas: 7/15 (47%)
- Griffin: 9/9 (100%)
- Lion: 27/36 (75%)