Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York

:This article is about the park in Brooklyn, New York. There is also a Prospect Park in Troy, New York and a Prospect Park neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Brooklyn, New York - Prospect Park in Troy, New York - Prospect Park - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Prospect Park is a 526 acre (2.1 km²) public park in Brooklyn, New York located between Park Slope, Kensington, Windsor Terrace and Flatbush Avenue, Grand Army Plaza and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and seven blocks north east of Green-Wood Cemetery. The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux after they completed Manhattan's Central Park. Attractions include the Long Meadow, a ninety acre (360,000 m²) meadow thought to be the largest meadow in any U.S. park; the Picnic House which houses offices and a hall that can accommodate parties with up to 175 guests; Litchfield Villa, the historic home of the previous owners of the southern part of Park; Prospect Park Zoo; a large nature conservancy; the only urban Audubon Center & Visitor Center at the Boathouse; Brooklyn's only lake, covering 60 acres (240,000 m²); the Prospect Park Bandshell that hosts free outdoor concerts in summertime; and various sports and fitness activities including seven baseball fields. There is also a private Quaker cemetery on the grounds of the Park in an area known as Quaker Hill.

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Park - Brooklyn, New York - Park Slope - Kensington - Windsor Terrace - Flatbush Avenue - Grand Army Plaza - Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Green-Wood Cemetery - Frederick Law Olmsted - Calvert Vaux - Central Park - Prospect Park Zoo - Baseball - Quaker - Cemetery

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