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BackgroundinformationofUNIT4Content1•BelvedereCastle2•HenryLuceNatureObservatory3•ShakespeareGarden4•TheRambleBelvedereCastle(眺望台城堡)BelvedereCastleisafolly(装饰性建筑)inCentralParkinManhattan,NewYorkCity.Itcontainsexhibitroomsandanobservationdeck(观测甲板),andsince1919,thefollyhasalsobeenthelocationoftheofficialCentralParkweatherstation.BelvedereCastlewasdesignedbyFrederickLawOlmstedandCalvertVauxinthelate1800s.Anarchitecturalhybrid(建筑混合)ofGothic(哥特式)andRomanesque(罗马式)styles,Vaux‘sdesigncalledforamoreweightyManhattanschist(片岩)andgranite(花岗岩)structurewithacornertowerwithconicalcap(锥形顶),withtheexistinglookoutoverparapetwalls(矮护墙)betweenthem.ToreducecostsitwasrevisedinNovember1870,andcompletedunderthenewTammanyHall(坦慕尼协会)regimeasanopenpainted-wood(烤漆的)pavilion.Belvederemeans“beautifulview”or“panoramic(全景的)viewinItalian.Henrylucenatureobservatory(亨利.鲁斯自然观测中心)NamedforphilanthropistHenryLuce(founderofTimeMagazine)theNatureObservatoryishousedinsideoneoftheparksmostbeautifulbuildings,BelvedereCastle.TheCastlealsohousestheCentralParkcenteroftheNationalWeatherBureau.EveryminutethecurrentclimateconditionsaresenttotheweathercenteratBrookhaven,LongIsland.HenrylucenatureobservatoryisawonderfuleducationalsitethatteachesvisitorsaboutnatureandwildlifeinCentralParkinNewYork.Climbingupanddownthenarrow,windingstaircases(螺旋式楼梯)ofBelvedereCastle,guestscanseeallthatthissmallObservatoryhastooffer,includingmicroscopes(显微镜),telescopes(望远镜),andDiscoverykits(发现包)completewithbinoculars(双筒望远镜),maps,andpaperforjottingdown(草草记下)findingsinthepark.ShakespeareGardenShakespearegardens,createdoutofreverenceforthebard,canbefoundthroughoutmanylocationsinboththeUSandBritain.Ofthesegardens,oneofthemostfamousisthatfoundinCentralPark,whereitislocatedontheWestSideoftheparkand79thstreet.WhathadformerlybeenknownastheGardenoftheHeartwas,in1916,renamedtheShakespeareGardentomarkthe300thanniversaryofWilliamShakespeare‘sdeath.FollowinginthetraditionofalreadyestablishedShakespeareGardens,theGardenwasfilledwiththebeautifulplantsandflowersmentionedintheworksoftheplaywright.Thelush(葱翠的)CentralParkwoodland,knownastheRamble,iscomposedof38acresofwindingpathwaysbetween73rdand78thstreets.TheRamble(林中漫步)DescribedbyFrederickLawOlmstedasa“wildgarden”,theRamble‘smaze(迷宫)oftrailsamidstitsabundantflora(植物群)andfauna(动物群)contrastsspectacularlywiththeformalityofnearbyattractions,suchastheBethesdaTerrace(毕士大平台).TheRambleisoftennotedforitsbirdwatchingopportunities,wherebirdwatcherscancatchaglimpseofsomeoftheapproximately230speciesfoundinthewoods.VisitorscanstoptotakealookattheGill,theman-madestreamthatrunsthroughtheRamble,whereonemightfindasmallanimalsuchasaraccoon(浣熊)havingventuredoutfromtheunderbrush.OVER~THANKYOUUNIT4
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