Archibald Fountain
Archibald Fountain
Right in the heart of the city east of busy Elizabeth St, leafy Hyde Park is a place of rest and quiet relaxation — go lie on the grass and have a nap — as well as a place to discover facets of Australian history.
The undisputed centrepiece of Sydney's Hyde Park is the Archibald Fountain at its northern end. It is the park's first striking feature encountered as you enter Hyde Park from the direction of Macquarie St, the thoroughfare leading south from Sydney Opera House.
Hyde Park is divided into two sections — Hyde Park North and Hyde Park South — with Park St running in an east-west direction between them.
The Archibald Fountain, the work of French sculptor Francois Sicard (1862-1934), was erected in Hyde Park North in 1932 to commemorate the association between Australia and France in World War I.
The art deco fountain, which depicts a bronze Apollo surrounded by other mythical figures, was a gift to the city of Sydney by J F Archibald (1856-1919), founder of Australia's Bulletin newspaper and later magazine.
Archibald also endowed the annual Archibald Prize for portraiture administered by the trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Dalley Monument
Walk east from the Archibald Fountain and you'll discover a monument in a secluded area in the northeastern sector of Hyde Park. The monument honors Sydney-born political figure and reform campaigner William Bede Dalley (1831-1888).
Dalley, son of convict parents, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who campaigned for various reforms including an unsuccessful move to abolish the death penalty for rape.
The monument to Dalley, which looks down to Macquarie St, the Law Courts and Parliament House, was erected with funds raised through public subscription.
Memorial Cannon
On the northeastern side of Hyde Park, alongside College St, a 40-pound (19kg) cannon stands guard within a small pocket garden.
This cannon is said to have been cast in 1806 in Scotland and bears the Royal Cypher of King George III.
This type of cannon was eventually replaced by breech-loading ones.
Sandringham Gardens
On the southeastern side of Hyde Park North, you come across a picturesque garden surrounding a circular area with pergolas to one side near ceremonial iron gates which were unlocked by Queen Elizabeth II in 1954 to officially open and dedicate the gardens to the memory of her predecessors George V and George VI.
Pathways, steps, ornamental lamp standards and well-tended garden beds are a feature of Sandringham Gardens.
The garden gates are more decorative than utilitarian as there are several access points to Sandingham Gardens.
Captain Cook Monument
Cross Park St to Hyde Park South and find in its northeastern sector a monument to Captain James Cook who first landed in Australia in the area now occupied by Botany Bay National Park in 1770 and then proceeded north along the coast to first land in Queensland in what is now the town of 1770.
Frazer Fountain
On the eastern side of Hyde Park South, opposite the site of the Australian Museum, you will find this Gothic-style structure.
And yes, it houses a drinking fountain.
This is one of two fountains erected in the 1880s by Irish-born businessman and philanthropist John Frazer (1827-1884) who was a Member of the Legislative Council of the New South Wales Parliament from 1874 until his death.
The fountains were designed by the city architect, Thomas Sapsford, and carved in Pyrmont stone by Lawrence Beveridge.
The basins for the fountains were made of Scottish granite.
The second Frazer fountain was located on Prince Alfred Rd just north of St Mary's Cathedral.
Obelisk Tower
Cross over to the western edge of Hyde Park South along Elizabeth St and you will find this imposing obelisk tower rising 22 metres into the sky.
With fancy Egyptian designs on it, the obelisk is said to have been modelled on Cleopatra's Needle in London. The Hyde Park obelisk had a more mundane use as it was built in 1857 to serve as a sewerage vent.
Anzac Memorial
With a reflecting pool in front of it, the Anzac Memorial is a major feature of Hyde Park South. This is the principal war memorial of the state of New South Wales dedicated to the Anzacs, the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in World War I, and to the servicemen and women who fought in other wars in which Australia was involved.
The Anzac Memorial was designed by Sydney-born architect Bruce Dellit, who won the memorial design competition in August 1930.
The building was completed in 1934
The memorial is open every day, except Good Friday and Christmas Day, from 9am to 5pm. Entry is free.
The symbolic rings of the Olympic Games located along the centre path from Liverpool St, recall the holding in Sydney of the 2000 Olympics.
Only once before had Australia hosted the Olympic Games: in 1956 in Melbourne.
At the southeastern corner of Hyde Park South a 104mm naval gun stands watch. This is actually a piece of naval artillery taken off the German warship SMS Emden by Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney in November 1914 in the Battle of the Cocos in the Indian Ocean.
The Emden naval gun at Hyde Park may thus be regarded as a trophy of war.
You have now reached the southeastern end of Sydney's Hyde Park and can now exit, if you wish, to Liverpool St.
Right in the heart of the city east of busy Elizabeth St, leafy Hyde Park is a place of rest and quiet relaxation — go lie on the grass and have a nap — as well as a place to discover facets of Australian history.
The undisputed centrepiece of Sydney's Hyde Park is the Archibald Fountain at its northern end. It is the park's first striking feature encountered as you enter Hyde Park from the direction of Macquarie St, the thoroughfare leading south from Sydney Opera House.
Hyde Park is divided into two sections — Hyde Park North and Hyde Park South — with Park St running in an east-west direction between them.
The Archibald Fountain, the work of French sculptor Francois Sicard (1862-1934), was erected in Hyde Park North in 1932 to commemorate the association between Australia and France in World War I.
The art deco fountain, which depicts a bronze Apollo surrounded by other mythical figures, was a gift to the city of Sydney by J F Archibald (1856-1919), founder of Australia's Bulletin newspaper and later magazine.
Archibald also endowed the annual Archibald Prize for portraiture administered by the trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Dalley Monument
Walk east from the Archibald Fountain and you'll discover a monument in a secluded area in the northeastern sector of Hyde Park. The monument honors Sydney-born political figure and reform campaigner William Bede Dalley (1831-1888).
Dalley, son of convict parents, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who campaigned for various reforms including an unsuccessful move to abolish the death penalty for rape.
The monument to Dalley, which looks down to Macquarie St, the Law Courts and Parliament House, was erected with funds raised through public subscription.
Memorial Cannon
On the northeastern side of Hyde Park, alongside College St, a 40-pound (19kg) cannon stands guard within a small pocket garden.
This cannon is said to have been cast in 1806 in Scotland and bears the Royal Cypher of King George III.
This type of cannon was eventually replaced by breech-loading ones.
Sandringham Gardens
On the southeastern side of Hyde Park North, you come across a picturesque garden surrounding a circular area with pergolas to one side near ceremonial iron gates which were unlocked by Queen Elizabeth II in 1954 to officially open and dedicate the gardens to the memory of her predecessors George V and George VI.
Pathways, steps, ornamental lamp standards and well-tended garden beds are a feature of Sandringham Gardens.
The garden gates are more decorative than utilitarian as there are several access points to Sandingham Gardens.
Captain Cook Monument
Cross Park St to Hyde Park South and find in its northeastern sector a monument to Captain James Cook who first landed in Australia in the area now occupied by Botany Bay National Park in 1770 and then proceeded north along the coast to first land in Queensland in what is now the town of 1770.
Frazer Fountain
On the eastern side of Hyde Park South, opposite the site of the Australian Museum, you will find this Gothic-style structure.
And yes, it houses a drinking fountain.
This is one of two fountains erected in the 1880s by Irish-born businessman and philanthropist John Frazer (1827-1884) who was a Member of the Legislative Council of the New South Wales Parliament from 1874 until his death.
The fountains were designed by the city architect, Thomas Sapsford, and carved in Pyrmont stone by Lawrence Beveridge.
The basins for the fountains were made of Scottish granite.
The second Frazer fountain was located on Prince Alfred Rd just north of St Mary's Cathedral.
Obelisk Tower
Cross over to the western edge of Hyde Park South along Elizabeth St and you will find this imposing obelisk tower rising 22 metres into the sky.
With fancy Egyptian designs on it, the obelisk is said to have been modelled on Cleopatra's Needle in London. The Hyde Park obelisk had a more mundane use as it was built in 1857 to serve as a sewerage vent.
Anzac Memorial
With a reflecting pool in front of it, the Anzac Memorial is a major feature of Hyde Park South. This is the principal war memorial of the state of New South Wales dedicated to the Anzacs, the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in World War I, and to the servicemen and women who fought in other wars in which Australia was involved.
The Anzac Memorial was designed by Sydney-born architect Bruce Dellit, who won the memorial design competition in August 1930.
The building was completed in 1934
The memorial is open every day, except Good Friday and Christmas Day, from 9am to 5pm. Entry is free.
The symbolic rings of the Olympic Games located along the centre path from Liverpool St, recall the holding in Sydney of the 2000 Olympics.
Only once before had Australia hosted the Olympic Games: in 1956 in Melbourne.
At the southeastern corner of Hyde Park South a 104mm naval gun stands watch. This is actually a piece of naval artillery taken off the German warship SMS Emden by Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney in November 1914 in the Battle of the Cocos in the Indian Ocean.
The Emden naval gun at Hyde Park may thus be regarded as a trophy of war.
You have now reached the southeastern end of Sydney's Hyde Park and can now exit, if you wish, to Liverpool St.
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