The Strawberry Fields Memorial in Central Park West was completed on October 9, 1985 as a dedication to the memory of John Lennon. The memorial is located in an area of Central Park that was often visited by John Lennon and Yoko Ono and is directly across from the Dakota Apartments where they lived. It was outside this apartment block that John Lennon was murdered in 1980.
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Strawberry Fields in Central Park with the Dakota Apartments in the background.
Strawberry Fields in Central Park with the Dakota Apartments in the background.
The memorial was named after the Beatles' song 'Strawberry Fields Forever' and was designed into a tear drop shape by landscape architect Bruce Kelley with a $1 million donation from Yoko Ono. This Garden of Peace is over a hectare in size, and has a plaque listing more than 120 countries that planted flowers and donated money for the maintenance of the area.
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The iconic black and white 'Imagine' mosaic lies in the centre of Strawberry Fields. It evokes a vision of hope for a world without war or conflict.
See the Beatles perform 'Strawberry Fields Forever' below:
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