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The "Duke Ellington Memorial" was unveiled on July 1, 1997 by its sculptor Robert Graham and it honors Duke Ellington's memorable career as a composer, orchestra conductor and musician. The eight-foot tall sculpture stands next to a grand piano and is supported by three 10-foot tall columns, each topped with three nude caryatid female figures representing the muses.
Location: 110th St. & 5th Ave.
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Meer Location: North-East corner from 110th to 106th St.
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The Lasker Rink and Pool was built in the 1960s and overlooks the Harlem Meer. In its ice skating mode, Lasker has two oval rinks: one for high school hockey teams and one for all ages; and it changes into a public swimming pool during the summer.
Location: Mid-Park between 106th St. & 108th St.
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The Conservatory Garden is a 6-acre garden with fountains and spectacular displays of bulbs, perennials and annuals, and was unveiled in 1937.
It is a restful green space that features a finely-trimmed lawn that was designed in the fashion of an Italian villa court, with a bubbling fountain at the rear that shoots 20 feet in the air and it is bordered to the north and south by trees.
To the north of the garden there is a classical French-style garden. In the center there is a sculpture called the "Three Dancing Maidens" (also called "The Untermyer Fountain") done by German sculptor Walter Schott's that was a gift from the Samuel Untermyer family in 1947.
Towards
the southern side there is an English style garden where the "Burnett Fountain"
is located. This bronze sculpture depicts two children, Mary
and Dickon, characters attributed to Frances Hodgson Burnett's book "The
Surrounding the pool are seasonal planting beds, while outer ring of beds is planted with an outstanding selection of perennial plants, shrubs, trees, and grasses that bloom in succession from early spring through fall.
Location: Entrance at 5th Ave. & 106th St. |
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The Ravine is the only stream valley in the Park and is located in an area called the North Woods. It is bounded to the north and south by two rustic arches – Huddlestone and Glen Span. The Loch, a stream that flows beside the pathway under both bridges, is dammed at several places to create the cascades you hear as you stroll through the Ravine.
The forest floor is covered with leaf litter, deadwood, and herbaceous plants. From the trail, there is a view of the central part of the Loch (Scottish for lake); designed by Olmsted and Vaux as a long narrow lake.
Location: Mid-Park from 102nd St. to 106th St.
The Glen Span Arch
The Glen Span Arch is the
gateway to the Ravine and one of the most interesting arches in the
Park.
It
was built in
1865
and
designed
by
Calvert
Vaux
& Jacob Wrey Mould.
The serene
Location: West 102nd St. |
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This body of water is one of the most peaceful settings in the park. It is surrounded by beautiful trees and its benches allow for people to sit down and enjoy the green scenery.
Location: West Side, from 100th St. to 103rd St.
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The North Meadow is comprised of
Location: Mid-Park from 97th St. to 102nd St.
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(Dutch for small sea) is a large water space stretching from the
north-east corner to the mid-park covering
a total of eleven-acres and it is surrounded by a wide variety of trees
and flowers. 
Secret Garden." The fountain was created by Bessie Potter Vonnoh and
installed in 1936. The children are on a pedestal -- Dickon playing a flute
and Mary listening -- in the center of a reflecting pool where water lilies
float in the summer. 
over
sixteen acres of lush, green lawn, trees, shrubs and native grasses. It has
seven hardball fields, five softball fields, six restored soccer/touch
football fields, asphalt pedestrian paths, accessible routes for the
disabled; sixty new benches and seven new drinking fountains for the
enjoyment of Park visitors.