A stone arch bridge over a small natural pond at the park's southeast corner — and the source of the single most-reproduced skyline view in Central Park. Midtown Manhattan rises behind the bridge in a frame that appears on more postcards and travel photographs than any other image in the park.
The stone arch over The Pond at the park's southeast corner frames the single most-reproduced skyline view in Central Park: Midtown Manhattan's towers rising behind a small natural pond with the stone arch in the foreground. Built in 1896 from locally-quarried Manhattan schist. Featured in Home Alone 2 as the bridge where Kevin meets the Pigeon Lady. The best photography angle is standing on the southeast bank of The Pond looking northwest, with the bridge framing the Plaza Hotel and midtown towers behind it. Enter at 59th/60th Street and 5th Avenue. Open 24 hours. Free. Best shots: dawn or dusk.
Dawn and dusk — early morning gives the calmest water for reflections and the fewest people, while golden hour lights the Midtown towers behind the bridge. Winter after a fresh snowfall and late October foliage are the two most striking seasons.
Don't stand on the bridge for the famous photo — that just gets you a shot of the park. Instead, stand on the southeast bank of the Pond and shoot back northwest toward the bridge, so the stone arch frames the Plaza Hotel and the Midtown skyline behind it. That's the actual postcard angle, and almost nobody realizes they're standing in the wrong spot.
The stone arch over The Pond at the park's southeast corner frames the single most-reproduced skyline view in Central Park: Midtown Manhattan's towers rising behind a small natural pond with the stone arch in the foreground. Built in 1896 from locally-quarried Manhattan schist. Featured in Home Alone 2 as the bridge where Kevin meets the Pigeon Lady. The best photography angle is standing on the southeast bank of The Pond looking northwest, with the bridge framing the Plaza Hotel and midtown towers behind it. Enter at 59th/60th Street and 5th Avenue. Open 24 hours. Free. Best shots: dawn or dusk.
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