圭亞那國家公園

圭亞那國家公園 （通常簡稱為國家公園）是圭亞那佐治敦的一個城市公園，由英國女王伊利沙伯二世出席其開幕式。原名為伊利沙伯二世國家公園，以紀念她的國事訪問。

圭亞那國家公園
基本資料
類型	Urban park
位置	Thomas Lands, Georgetown, Guyana
面積	57英畝（23公頃）[1]
地圖

儘管它名為「國家公園」，但它並不是自然保護區。該建築建在一座高爾夫俱樂部上。 ^[1]

簡述

一條環形路圍繞着公園，深受慢跑者和鍛煉者們的喜愛。 ^[2]

公園北部有一個池塘，裏面圈養着一些海牛。 ^[3]

兒童千年紀念碑於2000年在公園內揭幕。這是一個簡單的雕塑，繪有一個微笑的太陽，象徵着圭亞那兒童的力量和成長。 ^[4]公園內還有另一座紀念碑：瓦基利圖騰柱。該雕刻於2015年揭幕。它代表了人與自然之間的平衡。

1988年5月5日，印度政府向圭亞那贈送了一座惠特比青銅雕塑，紀念圭亞那惠特比的第一批印度勞工。雕塑目前在公園內。^[5]

歷史

1923年前，公園原址為種植園。 ^[6]1965年前為高爾夫球場。1965年改造成公園，並因伊利沙伯二世的來訪改名為伊利沙伯二世國家公園。1966年正式開放，五月改為現名。

周邊環境

• 北面：運動場；運動場外是海堤和貝殼海灘。
• 東部：圭亞那國防軍基地。
• 南面：一些農田和皇后學院。
• 西部：瑪麗安學院。

參考資料

1. National Parks Commission. Annual Report (PDF): 4. 2009 [2024-06-21]. （原始內容存檔 (PDF)於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]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於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 約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]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於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.