Park Centennial of the founding of Australia - a huge public park, spread on 220 hectares in eastern Sydney, 4 km from the Central Business District. By the way, the same name is a small suburb of Sydney, bordering the park.

Planning for the park began in 1886, but has not managed to carry out all the plans - for example, have not been built and the building of the Museum of party congresses. However, in January 1888, the park was inaugurated in honor of the centennial of the founding of the first European settlement in Australia. The then Governor General, Lord Hopetoun Park dedicated "to all the inhabitants of New South Wales."

Once in the park lands grazed cattle, and to the south of his ponds were the main source of fresh water for Sydney from 1830 to 1880. Today it is one of the largest recreational areas of the city, which is adjacent to other parks - Moore Park and Queen's Park.

An important attraction of the park is a monument to the Federation, consisting of plates of the Commonwealth (1901) and the Federation Pavilion (1988), - it is here that 1 January 1901 was officially announced the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia. Federation Pavilion was erected next to the stove Commonwealth bicentennial year of education in Australia. And she Stove Commonwealth, made of sandstone, - virtually the only thing that remains of the original plaster pavilion, which was destroyed by time.

Centuries later, the park is a road in Grand Drive, which in 2000 was part of the marathon race at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Today it ride bicycles and roller skates, and sometimes you can see the horses and riders.

The park adjacent to a residential area that bears the same name as preserved houses built in the late 19th - early 20th century and has retained its original appearance. Some of them are listed as national heritage of Australia.