Bicentennial Park was constructed in the early 1980s and was opened to the public in 1988 to celebrate Australia's Bicentenary in 1988. The Park’s design is based in the great historical landscape tradition based on classical design principles of order, geometry, focal points and axes.
An east-west axis was established in response to the existing topography of the site, with avenues of plane trees reinforcing the strong linear quality of a raised plateau of garbage. Bisecting this is a north-south direction comprising of the mangrove vista and other wide bands of plantings. At the point of these axes, and at the highest in the park is the Treillage Tower. Situated in front of the Treillage Tower on the east-west axis is the Bicentennial Park Water Feature.
The original Bicentennial Park Water Feature was created as part of the initial construction of Bicentennial Park. It contained 199 splashing fountains, from which flowed a canal of sparkling water, terminating with the 200th water jet, commemorating 200 years of European settlement. Reconfigured in 2001, the current Bicentennial Park Water Feature is an interactive fountain with 109 fountains and 360 fogging jets.
For more information on Bicentennial Park visit the Bicentennial Park Page.