Albert Park

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Albert Park is a 19th century park in central Auckland, bounded by Wellesley Street East, Princes Street, Bowen Avenue and Kitchener Street. It was laid out in the 1880s on the site of the Albert Barracks, which had occupied this hilltop site since the early 1840s. The park is designed as a formal space with flowerbeds, a band rotunda and a central fountain. There are several artworks including a bronze statue of Queen Victoria erected in the 1890s.

Beneath the park are the Albert Park tunnels. This extensive series of tunnels was built in 1941 to be used as air raid shelters during WW2. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Park_tunnels

Albert Park lies beside the site of one of the earliest volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field, which erupted beneath the current Victoria Street carparks and the 'Metropolis' hotel/apartments entrance building.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Park,_Auckland
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Coordinates:   36°51'2"S   174°46'3"E

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  • its quite a bit bigger than this square !!
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