Belvedere Castle

Belvedere Castle is a folly in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City. It contains exhibit rooms, an observation deck, and since 1919 has housed Central Park’s official weather station.

Not to be confused with Fort Belvedere, Surrey; Schloss Belvedere; Belvédère Castle; or Belvedere House and Gardens.
Belvedere Castle
General information
Architectural styleHybrid of Gothic and Romanesque
Coordinates40°46′46″N 73°58′09″W
Construction started1867
Completed1869
Design and construction
Architect(s)Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould

Belvedere Castle was designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould in 1867. An architectural hybrid of Romanesque and Gothic styles, the design called for a Manhattan schist and granite structure with a corner tower and conical cap, a lookout over parapet walls beneath it. Its name comes from belvedere, which means "beautiful view" in Italian.: 162 

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