Thursday 15 September 2011

Botany, Sir Joseph Banks Park, sculpture

The Sir Joseph Banks Park is located in the eastern suburb of Botany. The Sir Joseph Banks Pleasure Gardens, which are part of the park, were the main attraction of the old Sir Joseph Banks Hotel in the 19th Century. In the 1840s and 1850s the Sir Joseph Banks Zoological and Botanical Gardens at this site featured the colony's first zoo with such animals such as kangaroos, elephants, tigers, bears camels and gorillas. It is commemorated by these large contemporary sculptures of elephants and sculptured life-sized, life-like cement zoo animals in a children's playground.

12 comments:

  1. Delightful picture, full of sweetness, very funny sculpture.

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  2. That is interesting, I thought the zoo was in Moore Park, where Sydney Boys is.

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  3. Such a lot to see when I come over. Great shot Jim.

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  4. Peter, I have seen the zoo at Moore Park described as Sydney's first public zoo. Perhaps the zoo at Botany was Sydney's first private zoo.

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  5. A fun sculpture. I found it interesting to read about the history behind the park.

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  6. Love this elephant- how fun! You live in such a different place than I do, but with its own beauty.

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  7. I like so much!!!

    a big hello from Madrid,
    elena

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