This document compares and contrasts two city parks: Hyde Park in Sydney, Australia and Taman Permaisuri Cheras in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It discusses the characteristics, historical background, common activities, locations and site contexts of each park. Both parks have lakes and jogging tracks, and activities like jogging and cycling are common to both. Hyde Park is the oldest public parkland in Australia while Taman Permaisuri Cheras was a joint venture developed on 220 acres. The document provides details on the surrounding areas and cites references for further information.

1. City Park
(Hyde
Park,
Sydney
&
Taman
Permaisuri
Cheras,
Kuala
Lumpur)
Constructed
Landscape:
Project
1
presents….
Topics:
1. Characteristics
2. Historical
background
3. Activities
that
the
public
often
do
4. Location
of
each
parks
5. Site
context
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2. HUH
?!
WHAT
?!

3. Located
in
a
city
or
a
town
area

4. Characteristics
Differences
Hyde
Park,
Sydney
Taman
Permaisuri
Cheras
• Archibald
Fountain
• terraced
Glower
garden

5. • Sandringham
Gardens
(pathways,
steps,
ornamental
lamps
and
Glawless
Glower
beds)
• a
full
Gledged
recreation
park

6. Common
characteristic
• lakes
in
both
parks
(‘Lake
of
ReGlection’
in
Hyde
Park,
Sydney
&
a
massive
lake
in
Taman
Tasik
Permaisuri
Cheras,
KL)

7. • jogging/running
tracks
are
available
(Taman
Tasik
Permaisuri
Cheras,
KL
&
0.94
km
in
Hyde
Park,
Sydney)
• outdoor
gym
as
Gitness
gym
equipment
are
provided

8.
Background
Hyde
Park,
Sydney
Taman
Permaisuri
Cheras
• oldest
public
parkland
in
Australia
• created
back
in
3rd
May
1878
• a
joint
venture
between
PPC
Glomac
Sdn.
Bhd.
and
Kuala
Lumpur
City
Hall
(Dewan
Bandaraya
Kuala
Lumpur)
(DBKL)
on
a
220
acre
site

9. Hyde Park, Sydney
Taman Permaisuri
Cheras
The
park
is
marked
with
drain
lids
that
mostly
leads
to
Busby’s
Bore
which
only
the
world’s
Girst
water
source
system.
It
was
built
back
in
the
1820s.
Cheras
is
actually
the
name
of
an
ancient
Indian
kingdom
and
was
known
as
“Jiu
Lai”
in
Cantonese
which
referred
to
the
area
from
3
½
miles
to
11
miles
towards
Kajang

10. Activities
Hyde
Park,
Sydney
Taman
Permaisuri
Cheras
Ø cricket competitions were held Ø elderlies
are
seen
to
be
Gishing
Ø rugby game were held as well Ø family
picnics
are
the
very
often
activities
especially
on
weekends

11. Common
activities
in
both
parks:
o jogging
o cycling

12. Location
Hyde
Park,
Sydney
z located
in
the
central
business
district
of
Sydney
news
south
whales.
North
z near
Supreme
Court
of
New
South
Wales,
St.
James
Church,
Hyde
Park
Barracks
&
Sydney
hospital.
East
z St
Mary’s
Cathedral,
Australian
Museum
&
Sydney
Grammar
School.

13. Taman
Permaisuri
Cheras,
Kuala
Lumpur
o located
in
the
Kuala
Lumpur,
Federal
Territory
of
Kuala
Lumpur
o near
Stadium
Bola
Sepak
KL,
Wisma
Zelan
and
KRKL
(kolam
renang
Kuala
Lumpur)
o walking
distance
from
Taman
Permaisuri
Cheras
v nearby
hotel:
Hotel
Smart
Bandar
Sri
Permaisuri
v nearest
train
station:
Salak
Selatan
LRT
Station
v nearest
polis
station:
Balai
Polis
Sri
Permaisuri

14. Site
Context
Hyde
Park,
Sydney

15. SYDNEY
TOWER
EYE
BARRACKS
MUSEUM
ST
MARY’S
CATHEDRAL
PULLMAN
HOTEL
Y
HOTEL
RYDGES
WORLD
SQUARE
SYDNEY
AUSTRALIAN
MUSEUM
OAKS
HYDE
PARK
PLAZA

16. ST
JAMES
STATION
REFLECTING
POOL
ANZAC
WAR
MEMORIAL
ARCHIBALD
FOUNTAIN
NAGOYA
GARDEN

17.
Taman
Tasik
Permaisuri
Cheras

18. FOOTBALL
STADIUM
DANAU
LUMAYAN
SDN
BHD
SM
SAINS
SHAH
ALAM
COMPLEX
POOL
INTERNATIONAL
YOUTH
CENTRE
VISTA
AMANI
CONDOMINIUM
WISMA
ZELAN
UKM
MEDICAL
CENTRE

19. JOGGING
AND
WALKING
TRACK
PAVILION
AND
PERGOLA
FOUNTAIN
SURAU
PLAYGROUND

20. Taman
Permaisuri
Cheras
http://www.timeout.com/kuala-­‐lumpur/things-­‐to-­‐do/taman-­‐tasik-­‐permaisuri
http://sylviaymy.blogspot.com/2011/01/taman-­‐tasik-­‐permaisuri-­‐Git-­‐for-­‐princess.html
http://www.mycen.com.my/directions/taman_tasik_permaisuri.html
Hyde
Park,
Sydney
http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-­‐park/sport-­‐in-­‐hyde-­‐park/hyde-­‐park-­‐
tennis-­‐and-­‐sports-­‐centre
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/explore/facilities/parks/major-­‐parks/hyde-­‐park
Citations
&
references

22. The
end,
thank
you!