Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka |
| Area | 27 acres |
| Operated by | Nuwara Eliya Urban Council |
| Visitors | 100,000 (local), 4000 – 5000 (foreign) |
| Status | Open all year |
The Victoria Park is a public park located in Nuwara Eliya, next to the Nuwara Eliya Post Office in Sri Lanka.[1]
Originally the park was the research field of Hakgala Botanical Garden, the park was there after established by planting an Oak tree by a German Princes who was visiting Nuwara Eliya. The park was later named after Queen Victoria in 1897 to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee.[2]
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