In keeping with the Fountain theme for City Daily Photo here is another fountain this time hidden away somewhat is Hyde Park. St Mary's in the background, the tents are part of the Sydney Festival. According to the City of Sydney "Sandringham Gardens in Sydney's Hyde Park North were developed to commemorate the intended visit in 1952 of King George VI. The memorial was designed as a sunken garden with a reflecting pool partly enclosed by a pergola, and its association with the King’s home at Sandringham, Norfolk, England was to be marked by the a gift of 12 oak and elm trees. Due to the sudden death of the King, the Royal Tour was cancelled and plans for the garden were suspended. In 1953, it was decided to dedicate the gardens as a joint memorial to the late King George V and the late King George VI. The memorial gates to Sandringham Gardens were unlocked on 5 February 1954 by the late King George VI's daughter, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, using a ceremonial key designed to incorporate the mural crown from the city's coat of arms."
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Chris
Quite nice photography. I like the fountain in the picture.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favourite sections of Hyde Park, maybe because it is usually not at all crowded. It is glorious when the annuals are in bloom, the fountain is playing and the magpies are having a shower.
ReplyDeleteI like this view of it with the St Marys Cathedral spires in the background.
ReplyDeleteAn other great fountain find.
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