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Central Park in New York City was first open to the public in 1857. However it was not finished at this point, and a competition was launched to see who could present the best ideas for developing the park. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux came up with the winning idea, now known as the 'Greensward Plan'.

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