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Memorial Park (other)
Memorial Park may refer to either a public park dedicated in memorial to an event, or a cemetery (modern term for such): Parks Australia * Bulimba Memorial Park, Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland * Toowong Memorial Park, Toowoong, Brisbane, Queensland * Yeronga Memorial Park, Yeronga, Brisbane, Queensland * Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park, Melbourne, Victoria Bosnia and Herzegovina * Vraca Memorial Park, Sarajevo Canada * Memorial Provincial Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba Philippines * Forest Lake Memorial Park China * King George V Memorial Park, Kowloon Denmark * Jutland Memorial Park, see Sea War Museum Jutland#War memorial France * Australian Memorial Park, near Fromelles Hungary * Memorial Park, Budapest also called Memento Park India * Ambedkar Memorial Park * Saraighat War Memorial Park * Smritivan Earthquake Memorial and Museum Ireland * Stardust Memorial Park, Coolock, Dublin Japan * Asahiyama Memorial Park, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulimba Memorial Park
Bulimba Memorial Park is a heritage-listed park at 129 Oxford Street, Bulimba, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1919 to 1980s. It is also known as Bulimba Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Park and Jamieson Park. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History Part of Bulimba Memorial Park may have been established by the Balmoral Shire Council as early as , as Jamieson Park. Following the First World War (1914–18) it was opened officially on 1 November 1919 by Walter Barnes, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Bulimba Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park, dedicated to Bulimba servicemen and women who had served in the Great War. Robert Jamieson was an early Bulimba farmer and the park is part of his subdivision of portion 7. Bulimba ratepayers had discussed the acquisition of part of Jamieson's land for a recreation ground as early as January 1888, when it was offered to them at a reduced price. Nearly of this land eventuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Synagogue Memorial Park In Oświęcim
The Great Synagogue Memorial Park in Oświęcim is a memorial park devoted to the Great Synagogue in Oświęcim, Poland. The Synagogue was destroyed at the beginning of the Second World War. Location The park is located at Berka Joselewicza Street in Oświęcim, close to the Market Square, by the Soła river. History In 1939, the Great Synagogue in Oświęcim − the largest Jewish temple in the city − was set on fire and demolished by the Nazi occupiers on the night of November 29th/30th 1939. After the war, the temple was not rebuilt. The place where the synagogue stood was left empty as a testimony to the events of the war. Over the years, trees and shrubs have taken over the empty area previously occupied by the synagogue. Eighty years after the destruction of the Synagogue, the inhabitants of Oświęcim decided to create a park of commemoration and reflection in this area. The project was initiated by the Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oświęcim and was carried out th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Memorial Park
The Military Memorial Park () is a memorial park at Mount Tiezhan, Dajia District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The construction of the park began in July 1958 for its first stage in which the memorial hall was built. The second stage saw the completion of its water plant, electricity plant, pumping station and path for the cemetery. The final stage of the construction was the beautification of the park in which it was completed in April 1960 which included the various plantation of trees. The memorial hall was rebuilt and reopened in January 1987. In January 1996, the ''Taichung Military Cemetery'' was renamed to ''Taichung Military Martyrs' Shrine''. Architecture The park occupy an area of 2.5 hectares. Transportation The park is accessible northeast of Dajia Station of Taiwan Railways. See also * List of tourist attractions in Taiwan Popular tourist attractions in Taiwan include the following: Attraction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinmen Peace Memorial Park
The Kinmen Peace Memorial Park ( zh, t=金門和平紀念園區, s=金门和平纪念园区, first=t, p=Jīnmén Hépíng Jìniàn Yuánqū) is a memorial park in Jinning Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. History The memorial park was established to commemorate General Hu Lien in the victory of Battle of Guningtou The Battle of Kuningtou or Battle of Guningtou (), also known as the Battle of Kinmen (), was a battle fought over Kinmen in the Taiwan Strait during the Chinese Civil War in 1949. The failure of the Communists to take the island left it in t .... Architecture The memorial park features a memorial hall which displays information and photos about the Battle of Guningtou and General Hu Lien. At its courtyard, lies a giant peace bell made of fragments of bombshells. References Buildings and structures in Kinmen County Jinning Township Memorial parks in Taiwan Tourist attractions in Kinmen County {{Taiwan-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Island White Terror Memorial Park
The Green Island White Terror Memorial Park () is a memorial park in Green Island, Taitung County, Taiwan to commemorate the victims of the White Terror. History The area used to be the shelter area during the Japanese rule. After martial law in Taiwan was declared in May 1949, many political dissidents were imprisoned on Green Island at Taiwan Lyudao Prison by the government which was built in 1951. Over time, the prisons came to symbolize political suppression. In February 1970, Taiyuan Incident took place as one of an attempt for Taiwan independence movement. Soon the Ministry of National Defense constructed the second prison. Upon its completion, the ministry transferred all of political prisoners throughout Taiwan to this new prison named the Institute of Reform and Training, which was then later renamed to Oasis Villa. After the martial law was lifted in July 1987, the area became the Green Island Prison under the Ministry of Justice. It was then soon turned into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Park
The Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Park () is a memorial park in Datong District, Taipei, Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. The park commemorates Chiang Wei-shui. History The park was originally named as Jinxi Park. It was then renamed and rededicated by the Taipei City Government to commemorate Chiang's efforts in promoting democracy and development of Taiwan on 5 August 2006 in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of Chiang's death in a ceremony attended by Vice President of the Republic of China, Vice President Annette Lu, Premier of the Republic of China, Premier Su Tseng-chang and Mayor of Taipei, Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou. Architecture The park spans over an area of 5,060 m2. It features a baroque arched facade and a stale near the entrance. Transportation The memorial park is accessible within walking distance south west of Minquan West Road metro station, Minquan West Road Station of Taipei Metro. See also * List of tourist attractions in Taiwan References 2006 esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barclay Memorial Park
The Barclay Memorial Park () is a memorial park in Chongming Village, East District, Tainan, Taiwan. Name The park was named after Thomas Barclay, a British missionary to Taiwan in 1875–1935. History In 1993, the park area was actually designed to be Park No. 18 by Tainan City Government in which the city government should carry out the construction project within the same year. However, due to land ownership disputes between Tainan City and Tainan County, the land failed to be developed which caused the park to remain idle since then. After a decade without proper management, the park was flooded with wild plants and trashes, which eventually turned out to be a landfill. In 2001, the chief of Chongming Village had an idea of rejuvenate the park area and turn it into a beautiful park. Thus soon afterwards, cleanup efforts was initiated by him and his friends, gradually expanded to 57 volunteers. Eventually, more and more people helped to rebuild the park. Vehicles coming in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šumarice Memorial Park
October in Kragujevac Memorial Park ( sr, italic=yes, Spomen-park „Kragujevački oktobar", Спомен-парк „Крагујевачки октобар"), also known as Šumarice Memorial Park (''Memorijalni park Šumarice'', Меморијални парк Шумарице), is the site near Kragujevac, Serbia of the execution of an estimated 2,800 men and boys of the town by the German occupation forces on October 21, 1941, during World War II (Kragujevac massacre). Among the dead were hundreds of high school students. The 21 October Museum was designed by architect Ivan Antić is located at the site of the massacre. Monuments within the park include the monument to the murdered schoolchildren and their teachers (the "Interrupted Flight" monument) by sculptor Miodrag Živković; the "Monument of pain and defiance" by sculptor Ante Gržetić; the "One hundred for one" monument by Nandor Glid; the "Resistance and Freedom" monument by Gržetić; and the Shoeshiners monument (" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Park Jajinci
Memorial Park Jajinci is located on the territory of Belgrade municipality Voždovac, on the 11th kilometre on the way to the Аvala mountain. It was built in the location of the military shooting range used by the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and which during the Second World War became the place of the terrible suffering of the innocent population on the territory of the occupied Serbia. History With the invasion of Poland by the Third Reich on September 1, 1939, started a war conflict of unprecedented scale and intensity, waged everywhere and by all means, so that historians, using the term originated during the war, rightly called it "total war". The Axis powers waged the war to such an extent wantonly, that all the valid regulations of international law were virtually violated, and crimes that they committed were of such scope and character, that it was necessary to create for them the new provisions of international public law. Images of hunger, gas chamber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
Memorial Park is a venue for football matches in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. It is the home of Petone FC who have been based there since 1961 as well as Capital Football who look after the game for the Wellington Region. The ground was also the training base and home ground for the National Women's team Capital Football who play in New Zealand's highest level domestic competition, the National Women's League. It was the first ground in Wellington to have a fully floodlit training pitch which was established in 1979. In 2012, Capital Football, New Zealand Football and Hutt City Council announced that Memorial Park would get an artificial pitch with the aim of making the ground the 'Home of Football' for the Wellington Region. Work was started on Tuesday 23 October 2012 and was official opened on 25 May 2013 by Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace, New Zealand Football chairman Frank van Hattum, Capital Football chief executive Richard Reid Richard Colvin Reid (born 12 August 1973), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Memorial Park is a multi-use stadium in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of YoungHeart Manawatu before they disbanded. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 people. The stadium hosted the final of the 2011 Chatham Cup on 28 August 2011. Wairarapa United won the competition for the first time in their history, defeating Napier City Rovers 2–1. This is the first time that the final of New Zealand's premier knockout football competition has been held in Palmerston North. In 2015 Central Football board member Bruce McGhie proposed a plan to the Palmerston North City Council Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ... on making the ground an all-weather sports field. He stated that by 2019–20 Memorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Park, Motueka
Memorial Park is a cricket ground in Motueka, Tasman, New Zealand. Memorial Park is jointly owned by Tasman District Council and Wakatū Incorporation, a company representing 4,000 shareholders who are descendants of the original Te Tau Ihu Māori of the area. The first recorded match held on the ground came in January 1950 when Nelson played Marlborough in the 1950/51 Hawke Cup. The ground later held a single List A match when Central Districts played Otago in the 1987/88 Shell Cup, which Central Districts won by 52 runs. Senior cricket hasn't been played at the ground since. References External linksMemorial Parkat ESPNcricinfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a ...Memorial Parkat CricketArchive Cricket grounds in New Zealand Sport in the Tasman Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
