圭亚那国家公园

圭亚那国家公园 （通常简称为国家公园）是圭亚那乔治敦的一个城市公园，由英国女王伊丽莎白二世出席其开幕式。原名为伊丽莎白二世国家公园，以纪念她的国事访问。

圭亚那国家公园
基本资料
类型	Urban park
位置	Thomas Lands, Georgetown, Guyana
面积	57英亩（23公顷）[1]
地图

尽管它名为“国家公园”，但它并不是自然保护区。该建筑建在一座高尔夫俱乐部上。 ^[1]

简述

一条环形路围绕着公园，深受慢跑者和锻炼者们的喜爱。 ^[2]

公园北部有一个池塘，里面圈养着一些海牛。 ^[3]

儿童千年纪念碑于2000年在公园内揭幕。这是一个简单的雕塑，绘有一个微笑的太阳，象征着圭亚那儿童的力量和成长。 ^[4]公园内还有另一座纪念碑：瓦基利图腾柱。该雕刻于2015年揭幕。它代表了人与自然之间的平衡。

1988年5月5日，印度政府向圭亚那赠送了一座惠特比青铜雕塑，纪念圭亚那惠特比的第一批印度劳工。雕塑目前在公园内。^[5]

历史

1923年前，公园原址为种植园。 ^[6]1965年前为高尔夫球场。1965年改造成公园，并因伊丽莎白二世的来访改名为伊丽莎白二世国家公园。1966年正式开放，五月改为现名。

周边环境

• 北面：运动场；运动场外是海堤和贝壳海滩。
• 东部：圭亚那国防军基地。
• 南面：一些农田和皇后学院。
• 西部：玛丽安学院。

参考资料

1. National Parks Commission. Annual Report (PDF): 4. 2009 [2024-06-21]. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2024-06-21）. The National Park was established in 1965 and named the Queen Elizabeth II National Park [...] It was officially opened on February 5, 1966 and, later that year, renamed to the National Park when Guyana attained independence. The National Park occupies 57 acres of land at Thomas Lands and is located on part of what was formerly Plantation Thomas.
2. A conversation with a runner in the National Park. Guyana Chronicle. 24 October 2018 [2024-06-21]. （原始内容存档于2020-06-16）. the National Park is an oasis. [...] Guyanese of all socio-economic statuses, race, religions, and creed seem to come together in a common cause of a basic need for human relaxation through exercise and a good old gaff..
3. Abary Creek manatees under threat. Stabroek News. 30 September 2008 [2024-06-21]. （原始内容存档于2020-06-16）. there are 23 manatees [...] between the Botanical Gardens and the National Park. They have been there for more than 129 years [since 约1879], and reports are that they came from the Abary Creek. The manatees are first placed in a “holding pond” at the Botanical Gardens where scientific studies are conducted.
4. Historic Thomaslands. National Trust of Guyana. [2024-06-21]. （原始内容存档于2021-04-26）. The National Park, located in Thomas Lands, Georgetown, was formerly occupied by the Demerara (Georgetown) Golf Club since 1923. It was renamed the Queen Elizabeth II National Park in 1965 in honour of the Queen’s visit to the country. On May 25, 1966, moments to midnight, the park was the scene for one of the most historic events in Guyana’s history; the Union Jack was lowered and the Golden Arrow Head was hoisted marking the birth of an independent nation. The park occupies approximately 0.23 kilometres (57 acres) and is home to several monuments. It is utilized for cultural, educational and recreational activities and is managed by the National Parks Commission.
5. Mahendra Sukhdeo. Project proposal: installation of a monument for the unknown Fiji Girmitiyas. Academia: 4. [9 December 2021]. （原始内容存档于2024-06-21）.
6. Davy, John. The West Indies, Before and Since Slave Emancipation. Cambridge University. 1854: 359. ISBN 978-1-108-02073-2. Plantation Thomas […] (George Town) […] is I believe the oldest sugar estate in British Guiana; it must be, at least, 50 years in cultivation, and every acre of it still under cane crop without manure.