Friday 28 August 2009

Bicentennial Park, Trelliage Tower

The Treillage Tower is located at the highest point of Bicentennial Park, in the western suburb of Homebush Bay. The tower sits at one end of an avenue of plane trees, with a fountain at the other end. It is a 3 storey, 17 metre high viewing tower constructed with trellis. Treillage is a French word for lattice, which was commonly used in gardens in the 16th century. The tower provides great views of Bicenttennial Park, Homebush Bay, Parramatta River and the Sydney city skyline.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

62 comments:

  1. What a lovely post. The pics are wonderful.

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  2. That sky is such a beautiful shade of blue!

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  3. Love the fountains in the second photo and how BLUE the sky is in the first one.

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  4. Looks a bit war memorialish with the fountain and walkway.

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  5. Beautiful clear blue skies over this lovely park and tower.
    Hugs and blessings,

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  6. What a pretty area. I love the planning that was done here to make everything look so symmetrical. Great photo capturing the symmetry!
    All the best, Maria

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  7. Such an interesting place. The sky is so blue and lovely.

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  8. Nice shots of the tower structure...the fountain adds interest also...beautiful view

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  9. A lovely avenue and beautiful blue of the sky...great pictures.

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  10. Cool tower and park. Looks like a fun place to visit, especially since you can go up in the tower and get a different perspective on your surroundings.

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  11. You have very beautiful pictures too. ON both sites but I didn't see a comment section over on the other one.
    Thank you for visiting this evening over at my lil blog I appreciate it.

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  12. Thanks Darsden. The St George Blog just contains the best of the best photos from the St George Area, that originally appeared in this blog. Cheers.

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  13. This is a great series of your Bicentennial Park, I enjoyed them all.

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  14. Beautiful and interesting shots. It looks like it is winter down there.

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  15. Great post, love the info, makes the photos all the more interesting and they are marvelous!

    Have a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  16. Must check this out the next time I'm there ...

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  17. Glorious blue skies you have there! That is a great park! Thanks for showing more of it.

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  18. I'm jalous...Of a friend of mine who lives in Balmain, whilst I live in Holland. Sometimes live's not fair...have a great weekend!

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  19. Wonderfully designed viewing tower and a gorgeous blue sky!

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  20. The weather is great for winter. It reminds me of California. I'd love to see this same shot in springtime!

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  21. It looks like a quiet and peaceful park to visit.

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  22. I wish we had more memorials like this around our area.

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  23. Wonderful shots. The tower is very nice.

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  24. Must be wonderful strolling on the park and enjoy the peace and solitude under a clear sky. And rediscover the features you point out. Have a good weekend.

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  25. That's a very lovely park. Very interesting and I would love to take a stroll there too.

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  26. Wow. Beautiful clear skies and monuments.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  27. Oh, I loved that fountain! I would like to have one like that in my garden ;)

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  28. I 'scrolled' through your pictures of the bicentennial Park, looks like a nice place. Nice pictures and nice blue sky.

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  29. both are nice shots...love the symmetry in the second one ...

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  30. Thanks Jim for visit my blog, your pictures are fantastic.
    I love Australia.

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  31. What an interesting tower. It looks very striking against that lovely blue sky

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  32. Pretty park. Thanks for giving the word meaning. That is new to me.

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  33. That looks like a fun place to go. You had a lovely blue sky for photo taking!

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  34. A beautiful place! Thanks for sharing and thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  35. Thanks for stopping by!

    Your photos are beautiful, clear blue sky and interesting architecture!

    My SWF

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  36. Oh, I simply love fountains. Isn't it great to explore? Lovely shots.

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  37. Unusual and beautiful structures. As for those skies gorgeous.

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  38. i like the symmetry of the 2nd photo. happy swf!

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  39. very interesting pictures. I love the structures. Thanks for posting these.

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  40. Nice! It's a great tower, and I love the fountains in front of it. But most of all: it's a fantastic clear blue sky.

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  41. What a nice place! It is funny to see no leaves on the trees though, as here we have summer at the moment :)

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  42. What asuper post. All my visits here -so great. Wohw!Blue Sky...and more and more.;-) greetings Manuela

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  43. Very nice modern tower and there is so much space for the mind to wander.

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  44. Your photos are beautiful and the skies are a wonderful hue of blue.

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  45. Great photos you are sharing with everyone of the park. Happy Sky Watch Friday.

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  46. A beautiful place it seem:-) Nice pictures as well! Have a great weekend!

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  47. Beautiful sense of order, and all the more striking with the bare branches of the trees.

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