Near the chess board in Hyde Park is this garden. This corner of Hyde Park, between the Elizabeth Street entrance to St James Station and the Archibald Fountain, has long been associated with Japan. The Gardens were named in 1983 to celebrate the establishment of the Sister-City relationship between the cities of Sydney and Nagoya. A feature of the original Gardens was a set of stone lanterns presented by Nagoya to the City of Sydney.
This is a delightful little section of the park, especially on a hot summer's day. The stone in the glade works a treat.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed it but have never gone up close to find out why it was there.
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ReplyDeleteOn the Art and About website I came across a link to the Foto Reisel Foto Rally on Saturday 16 October which looks like fun. Its a photo challenge where you don't find out the route or the challenge until the start. $10 registration.
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mmm it looks a little out of place to me ... Japanese gardens are so beautiful and (at least from what you have shown here) there is none of that so the lantern looks forlorn.
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