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Albert Park, Auckland is located on the Princes Street in central Auckland. The breathtaking beauty of this neatly manicured park belies its highly turbulent past that dates back to more than 60,000 years ago. Albert Park, Auckland occupies the site of the Symonds Street ridge, which in turn was built up and expanded by a thick layer of ash that was ejaculated from a volcanic eruption that occurred in the past. Albert Park in Auckland is located very close to the point where Victoria Street East, Kitchener Street and Bowen Avenue meet.
Brief History of Albert Park, Auckland
In the earlier times, the site of Albert Park in Auckland was occupied by a papakainga or a village, which was later on displaced by a European settlement named Rangipuke. In the year1845, the Albert Barracks were built on this site.
After the departure of the army from this site, its came under the jurisdiction of the city improvement commissioners and was eventually taken over by the Auckland City Council, which held a competition in 1879 to find a suitable layout for it. An architect named James Slater won this competition and was commissioned to design this site.
Artworks and Memorials in Albert Park, Auckland
There is a cast iron fountain, built in 1881, in the center of this park. To the north of this fountain, you can see an impressive bronze statue of Queen Victoria (1897). A bandstand of James Slator 1901 is erected to the south of this fountain. Some other popular landmarks in this park are a large floral clock, which dates back to 1953 and was funded by Robert Laidlaw, founder of the Farmers department store chain. This floral clock is located near the Princes Street exit of the park, right in front of the University of Auckland.
Albert Park, Auckland enjoys a special position among all the other parks in the city and has miles of underground tunnels that were built as air raid shelters in 1941.
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