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Victoria Park is a small park in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland.
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| Type | Public Park |
| Location | Rosemount, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°9′6″N 2°7′21″W / 57.15167°N 2.12250°W |
| Area | 5 hectares (50,000 m2) |
| Created | 1871 |
| Operated by | Aberdeen City Council |
| Status | Open all year |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Official name | Victoria Park, Fountain |
| Designated | 19 March 1984 |
| Reference no. | LB20065 |
The park has an area of five hectares and was opened to the public in 1871. It is named after Queen Victoria. In the center of the park is a fountain made of fourteen different types of granite that was presented to the citizens of the city by the Granite Polishers and Master Builders of Aberdeen. A greenhouse and conservatory used to present in the south-east corner of the park, but were demolished in early 2014 as a result of repeated vandalism.[1]
Restoration work on the fountain, which is category A listed, took place between September 2021 and April 2022. The work allowed the fountain to operate again.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ "Vandalised greenhouse in Aberdeen to be pulled down". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Fountain switched back on in city park". Aberdeen City Council. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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