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Millennium
Park Abuja is the largest of the green areas and parks in Abuja covering a land
area of about 32 hectares. It is located in the Maitama district of the federal
capital territory. The Millennium Park was commissioned in December 2003 by
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Millennium
Park was conceived and designed by an Italian architect Manfredi Nicoletti, and
it has become one of the main attractions of Abuja.
Millennium
Park offers a good spot to walk the dog or come for a picnic. Evenings are
especially nice to enjoy the beautiful lights at the park.
Parking
is plentiful and the park’s entrance is off the Three Arm Zone road.
The
park has a narrow river running through its centre and the remains of what was
probably more extensive riverside woodland clinging to its edges.
The
river starts in the distant hills and many of the birds in Abuja use it as a
corridor to get from one area to the other.
Millennium
Park offers visitors opportunity to savour the freedom and freshness that
nature offers.
Especially
during the weekend when there is the need to relax, visitors can frequent the
garden.
A
typical visit to the part at the weekend, most especially on Sunday is
thrilling.
There
are ongoing plans in the pipeline to expand the park with projects to include
the millennium tower, cultural centre and a museum that will house a broad
collection of African arts.
Millennium
Park has a small river that divides it into two parts by bisecting its main
rectilinear axis.
One
side of the Millennium Park consists of unspoilt nature, brushwood as well as
greenhouses for butterflies and tropical birds.
The
other side is dedicated to the scientific knowledge of the natural environment
with its very traditional and rigid Italian Style Garden Layout.
Millennium
Park also has series of fountains run alongside this white mark refreshing the public
during the hottest days.
The
roads are crossed by a series of multi-coloured bushes going from yellow to red
with a very particular wave-like course.
Millennium
Park is a pretty good place to bird. Places like millennium park present good
opportunity for bird lovers to see different species of birds in Abuja.
When
next you visit Abuja, do not hesitate to make millennium park part of your
experience in Abuja.
