Belvedere Castle
In Central Park, in NYC, this castle was originally designed in 1865 by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould. Belvedere Castle was intended to be a Victorian Folly, a fantasy structure that provides a great backdrop and views, but without a real intended purpose. Since1919 when the National Weather Service began taking measurements from the castle's tower with scientific instruments that determine wind speed and direction.
Uploaded on December 07, 2014