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Millennium Park Abuja… A haven for leisure

By Laolu Adyemi
21 May 2016   |   1:48 am
With its beautiful walkway designs, running fountains and powered night-lights, Millennium Park has become a place of relaxation for any travelers in Abuja.
Millennium Park Abuja

Millennium Park Abuja

With its beautiful walkway designs, running fountains and powered night-lights, Millennium Park has become a place of relaxation for any travelers in Abuja.

Conceived and designed by an Italian architect Manfredi Nicoletti; the park remains one of the major centers of attraction in the capital city and perhaps, the largest public park.

With breeze blowing in the dusk, under power lights, revelers enjoy picnic and even walk their dogs at the park commissioned in 2004 by Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II of England.

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 migrate from one area to the other.

Millennium Park offers visitors opportunity to enjoy the freedom and freshness that nature offers. Especially during the weekend when body calls for relaxation, revelers visit the garden frequently.

A typical visit to the park at the weekend, most especially on Sunday is exciting.

Interestingly, the park has a small river that bisects its main rectilinear axis. One side of it 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.

The 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 multicoloured bushes going from yellow to red with a very particular wave-like course.

According to the manager of the park; 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.

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