Hyde Park, Sydney

Hyde Park, Sydney

Hyde Park, the oldest public parkland in Australia, is a 16.2-hectare (40-acre) park in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales. Hyde Park is on the eastern side of the Sydney city centre. It is the southernmost of a chain of parkland that extends north to the shore of Sydney Harbour via The Domain and Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens. Hyde Park is approximately rectangular in shape, being squared at the southern end and rounded at the northern end. It is bordered on the west by Elizabeth Street, on the east by College Street, on the north by St. James Road and Prince Albert Road and on the south by Liverpool Street.
Around the park's boundaries lie the Supreme Court of New South Wales, St. James Church, Hyde Park Barracks and Sydney Hospital to the north, St Mary's Cathedral, the Australian Museum and Sydney Grammar School to the east, the Downing Centre to the south, the David Jones Limited flagship store and the CBD to the west. It is divided in two by the east-west running Park Street. Hyde Park contains well-kept gardens and approximately 580 trees; a mixture of Hills Figs, palms, and other varieties. It is famed for its magnificent fig tree lined avenues. Sandringham Gardens sit on the eastern side of the park, close to the intersection of Park Street and College Street.

Hyde Park is a large clean lawn, towering trees more than a century, is one of Sydney locals a good place for leisure, but also office workers midday rest, a lot of people a picnic on the lawn. And the park is located opposite St Mary's Cathedral, next to the Sydney Tower, out of the park to see the St. Mary's Cathedral. Central Park is a unique design of the fountain, Archibald Fountain. The fountain is in 1932 to commemorate the contribution made by Australia in World War I and built. Sydney's Hyde Park, London Hyde Park is named, as early as the beginning of construction, had already become a model for London-style park. However, when the Hyde Park several times larger than it is now. Because this piece of green space was also used as a military practice field, and later also used over other sports racetrack, cricket and so on. Hyde Park, the natural environment is very good. With nearly 580 trees throughout the park, and thus also known for its boulevard. Sydney Many people like to walk in the park walking.