5/1/2010
今天一早啃着面包和苹果,来到了Central Park。可以想像春、夏天的Central Park一定有很多人到这里玩滑板、骑脚踏车、划船、听演唱会、抑或躺在Sheep Meadow的草坪上晒太阳,肯定很不错。冬天没什么好看的,整个公园都是枯树和青草,当然还有其它的观光景点,如Belvedere Castle、Central Park Zoo、Carousel、Delacorte Theater等,不过我们没有走完整个公园,所以没办法看到。 Bust of Beethoven. 根据 这网站 指出, "Placed in the Central Park Mall by the German-American Choir Society that often performed on the concert ground, just a few feet away from Schiller, the bronze bust of Ludwig van Beethoven pensively stares down at the passersby below. Beneath his gaze, stands a figurine holding a harp symbolizing his musical gift. Henry Bearer's tribute to Beethoven was placed in the Park in 1884, marking the sixtieth anniversary of the composer's Ninth Symphony. The sculpture of the composer, which also includes the personification of the Genius of Music, stands now on the site of the original bandstand. The sculpture originally stood on the site of the present Bandshell, which was erected in 1923. A nearly identical bust stands in Prospe...