Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
6°58′9″N 80°46′05″E / 6.96917°N 80.76806°E / 6.96917; 80.76806
4000 – 5000 (foreign)
Victoria Park is a public park located in Nuwara Eliya, next to the Nuwara Eliya Post Office in Sri Lanka.[1]
Originally the park was the research field of Hakgala Botanical Garden. The park was formally named in 1897 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.[2] The park was established with the planting of its first tree, an Oak, by a visiting German Princess. The Nanu Oya runs through the park, creating a number of small lakes. A number of rare bird species can be found in the park. At the far end of the park is a small children's playground and miniature ridable railway.
See also
- Victoria Park, Colombo
References
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Nuwara Eliya
Samuel Baker
- Nuwara Eliya District
- Lake Gregory
- Pidurutalagala
- Baker's Falls
- World's End
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Nuwara Eliya