Hyde Park, Sydney
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Image:Sydney Hyde Park and St Marys.jpg Hyde Park is a large park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, named after the original Hyde Park in London. It is bordered by the central business district at the west, St Mary's Cathedral at the east, the Supreme Court at the north and the ANZAC War Memorial at the south.
The centrepiece of Hyde Park is the majestic Archibald Fountain. At the park's southern end is the Museum railway station and at the northern end is the St. James railway station. A monument consisting of a 104-millimeter gun from the German light cruiser SMS Emden stands at the Oxford Street entry to the park.
The Bathurst Street entrance to Hyde Park, which out of interest passes Sydney Town Hall and St Andrew's Cathedral, terminates at a 125 foot Obelisk decorated with Egyptianesque features. Further south is another middle eastern inspired monument by the Independant Order of Oddfellows dedicated to the fallen Sydneysiders of The Great War.
The park is pock marked with sewer lids, many of which lead down to Busby's Bore, the first large scale attempt at a water source system after the backing up of Tankstream, the Sydney colonies primary water source.
The park is famed for its magnificent fig tree lined avenues. In 2005 there was a controversial plan announced to chop down a mixture of Moreton Bay figs, palms, and other varieties, some which line the avenues, that are affect with disease. The soil bourne diseases discovered could affect all the trees in the park unless they are removed and the soil treated.
