Golden Gate Park is a city park located in San Francisco . The park covers an area of 4.12 km², has the shape of a rectangle, the same as Central Park in New York , but 20% more.
| Golden Gate Park | |
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| English Golden gate park | |
 Park in the light of twilight rays | |
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| Type of | City Park |
| Square | 1 017 acres (4.12 km² ) ha |
| Established | 1870s |
| Number of visitors | 13 million people |
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| A country |
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Park view from above
Golden Gate Park receives 13 million visitors a year and ranks third among the most visited parks in the United States immediately after Central Park ( New York ) and Lincoln Park ( Chicago ). In 1967, the park hosted the famous " hippie gathering of tribes ", which became a prelude to the " summer of love ."
The California Academy of Sciences is located in the park area. The western part of the park is Ocean Beach .