Hyde Park (Sydney)
The Hyde Park is the oldest public park in Australia . It covers an area of 16 hectares and is located in the central business district of Sydney . Hyde Park is generally rectangular in shape, with squares at the southern end and rounded at the northern end. It is bordered by Elizabeth Street to the west, College Street to the east, St. James Road and Prince Albert Road to the north, and Liverpool Street to the south . Hyde Park contains well-tended gardens with Chinese figs , palm trees and other plant species.
history
The park was named after the famous Hyde Park in London. Many sports were played in Hyde Park, including cricket , rugby , horse racing , throwing rings and slingshots, some for military purposes. In 1810, Governor Lachlan Macquarie separated the area from The Domain to the north and named it Hyde Park. In 2005 a number of infected trees were discovered and felled in Hyde Park.
Attractions
The centerpiece of Hyde Park is the Archibald Fountain . The fountain was designed by François-Léon Sicard.
A memorial to Captain James Cook was erected in the northeast area of the park to commemorate Cook's discovery of the east coast of Australia in 1770.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hyde Park (English)
- ↑ History of Hyde Park (English) ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Trees are felled in Hyde Park
Coordinates: 33 ° 52 ′ 24 ″ S , 151 ° 12 ′ 41 ″ E