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It's hard to describe the Stravinsky Fountain exactly. A crazed hodgepodge of wild, brightly-colored, erratically moving mechanical beasts in a shallow pool of water between a centuries-old church and the brazen Pompidou Centre, the fountain is not the sort of thing you expect to find in Paris. But once ... » more

Most nights, if it's not too cold, and not raining, from about 8pm to 11pm — sometimes earlier, sometimes later — you'll hear harmonies flowing out from under the large trees around the fountain in the ... » more

Most New Yorkers live in crowded buildings, with no more lawn or garden than they can fit in a window-box. Therefore, the great big expanses of green in Central Park are a precious thing, shared in good ... » more