NY Trip: Day 3

Day 3

The Charles Engelhard Court: One of New York's great public spaces, this courtyard is filled with American sculpture and two historic building facades. On one end is a 19th-century façade that once fronted a federal bank on Wall Street and now opens into an extraordinary collection of American Art on several floors. On the other end, there is an eclectic porch designed by the great artist and designer Louis Comfort Tiffany for his home on Long Island: Laurelton Hall.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Diana

Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing: A favorite spot for many visitors, this gallery houses an entire Egyptian temple from the year 15 BC, when Egypt was part of the Roman Empire.

I love Improve Everywhere, that is why I got excited when I saw this painting.

Conservatory Water: Here visitors can rent a model boat to sail on the water or listen to the children's summer storytelling series. Birders also flock to the area searching for signs of the famed red-tailed hawks of Fifth Avenue.

Hans Christian Andersen: Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is best known for his children's stories such as The Emperor's New Clothes and The Ugly Duckling. Like the Alice in Wonderland sculpture nearby, Hans Christian Andersen is meant to be climbed on.

Bethesda Fountain: Rising from Bethesda Terrace is Angel of the Waters, also called Bethesda Fountain. The statue references the Gospel of John, which describes an angel blessing the Pool of Bethesda and giving it healing powers.

The 20-acre Lake is the second largest of Central Park's man-made water bodies.

Gill: A tumbling stream that cuts through the Ramble, the Gill trickles down a rocky slope before spilling into the Lake. It is a unique habitat and a favorite nook for birding.

The Cloisters: A museum with gardens that is a branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, was assembled from architectural elements, both domestic and religious, that date from the twelfth through the fifteenth century. The building and its cloistered gardens—located in Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan—are treasures in themselves, effectively part of the collection housed there. The Cloisters' collection comprises approximately three thousand works of art from medieval Europe, dating from about the ninth to the sixteenth century.

The Unicorn in Captivity is the most famous of all the Unicorn Tapestries, woven in the Netherlands in 1500.