Launceston City Park
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Launceston City Park is a park
in Launceston, Tasmania
, Australia. Established in the 1820s by the Launceston Horticultural Society and handed over to the Launceston City Council in 1863. It is now an important part of cultural life in Launceston and also a heritage park.
The parks attractions include many gardens and a Monkey Island, which houses a group of macaque
s that are separated from visitors by a glass wall and small moat. The park also has memorials and statues. One of these statues is of Ronald Campbell Gunn
. The most prominent building at the park is the Albert Hall
. The park plays host to Festivale, a popular annual food festival held every February.
Urban park
An urban park, is also known as a municipal park or a public park, public open space or municipal gardens , is a park in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents of, and visitors to, the municipality...
in Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
, Australia. Established in the 1820s by the Launceston Horticultural Society and handed over to the Launceston City Council in 1863. It is now an important part of cultural life in Launceston and also a heritage park.
The parks attractions include many gardens and a Monkey Island, which houses a group of macaque
Macaque
The macaques constitute a genus of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. - Description :Aside from humans , the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from Japan to Afghanistan and, in the case of the barbary macaque, to North Africa...
s that are separated from visitors by a glass wall and small moat. The park also has memorials and statues. One of these statues is of Ronald Campbell Gunn
Ronald Campbell Gunn
Ronald Campbell Gunn, FRS, was a South African-born Australian botanist and politician.-Early life:Gunn was born at Cape Town, Cape Colony, , the son of William Gunn, lieutenant in the 72nd Regiment, and his wife Margaret, née Wilson. Gunn accompanied his father to Mauritius, the West Indies, and...
. The most prominent building at the park is the Albert Hall
Albert Hall, Launceston
The Albert Hall is a convention centre in Launceston, Tasmania in the style of high Victorian architecture, first opened as the main structure for the Tasmanian Industrial exhibition which ran from November 25, 1891 to March 22, 1892. It is located on the corner of Tamar Street and Cimitiere Street...
. The park plays host to Festivale, a popular annual food festival held every February.