Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park
The Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park (Chinese: 高雄都會公園; pinyin: Gāoxióng Dūhuì Gōngyuán) is a park in Nanzih District and Ciaotou District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The park is under the management of Construction and Planning Agency of the Ministry of the Interior.[1][2]
| Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park | |
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| 高雄都會公園 | |
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| Type | Park |
| Location | Nanzih District and Ciaotou District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 22°44′00.3″N 120°18′38.0″E |
| Area | 35 hectares |
| Administered by | Construction and Planning Agency of the Ministry of the Interior |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access | Metropolitan Park Station |
Geology
The park measures an area of 35 hectares, which includes vast and flat grassland and forest greens.
Features
The park features the Golden Rooster Sundial sculpture which stands tall at the Central Square. There is a bronze cast illustration of the sundial shadow on the ground surface under the golden rooster.
Facilities
The park also consists of a decorated swimming pool, an ecological exhibition room, parent-child playrooms and a library.
Transportation
The park is accessible within walking distance north west from Metropolitan Park Station of Kaohsiung MRT.
