The Mall and Literary Walk
The Mall is Central Park’s formal promenade. Literary Walk is the southern stretch with author statues.
The Mall is the elm-lined promenade in southern Central Park that leads to Bethesda Terrace. Literary Walk is the southern portion lined with literary sculptures. The Mini Tour covers The Mall and Bethesda Terrace, so even the shortest Central Park Carriages Official package includes this landscape.
What it is
Olmsted and Vaux designed The Mall as a social promenade with a cathedral-like American elm canopy. It is one of the few straight, formal walks in a park otherwise built of curves.
Can you see it during a carriage ride?
Yes. It is part of the short loop. Walking The Mall after you disembark is still worthwhile if you want the elm canopy at pedestrian speed.
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