Bicentennial Park, pavilions

These pavilions (above), scattered throughout Bicentennial Park, provide shelter and barbecue facilities for visitors who picnic in the park. The WatervieW Convention Centre (below), which overlooks Lake Belvedere, hosts many events and functions.

Bicentennial Park education centre

The Bicentennial Park Education Centre at Homebush Bay is a place to learn about the parklands, the wetland ecosystem and the environment.

Bicentennial Park entrance

The entrance to Bicentennial Park features a clock tower and a fence of lattice. The trees behind the clock tower are the ones that could be seen in my photo of the lake that I featured here.

Bicentennial Park, Trelliage Tower

The Treillage Tower is located at the highest point of Bicentennial Park at 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, in the distance.
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Bicentennial Park sundial

The Bicentennial Park Sundial at Homebush Bay is described as a Horizontal Sundial.

It was a bit late in the day so the shadows from nearby trees prevented me from showing its intended purpose, which is to display the time.

Bicentennial Park, Lake Belvedere

The picturesque Lake Belvedere at Bicentennial Park, Homebush Bay. It's hard to believe that this park was once a rubbish tip.

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Bicentennial Park, Peace monument

The Peace Monument is a contemporary sculpture in Bicentennial Park at Homebush Bay. It was commissioned to celebrate the International Year of Peace in 1996. The layout is based on a complex interplay involving the Earth’s axis and the trajectories followed by the planets in our Solar System. It illustrates what it might be like to be out in space looking back at earth to remind us of our fragile place in the solar system. Because we don't feel or see the earth turning, we are rarely conscious that we live on a sphere constantly spinning through space. Throughout history, bells have been rung to celebrate the achievement of peace. There are three bells here for The Earth, The Moon and Space.

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Bicentennial Park, Silent Hearts Memorial Garden

The Silent Hearts Memorial Garden in Bicentennial Park, Homebush Bay.

Bicentennial Park wetlands

Bicentennial Park sits on the shore of Homebush Bay, beside Sydney Olympic Park. It was created in 1988 to celebrate Australia's Bicentenary. It involved recycling over 40 hectares of a former rubbish dump into a regional recreation area and the conservation of 53 hectares of a wetland ecosystem on the Parramatta River. The wetlands feature boardwalks and viewing towers.
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