Freedom Park, Lagos
The new Freedom Park is located on the site of the colonial prison
where prominent Nigerians had their jail terms during the colonial
era. The park, which is now a peaceful place for individual and
collective contemplation and interaction is open to public daily.
Located in Lagos Island, Lagos, the park is a brainchild of a
Lagos-born architect and visionary, Theo Lawson, who had a vision to
transform the colonial prison to a symbol of freedom.
This prison was used by the British colonial masters to torture,
imprison and hang in the gallows those that opposed colonial rule of
Nigeria including Herbert Macaulay, Chief Cbafemi Awolowo, Chief
Michael Imodu, Sir Adeyemo Alakija and others.
Freedom Park is a memorial leisure park dedicated to the preserving
the Lagos colonial heritage and history of the Old Board Street
prison. Today, freedom park provides venues for events and
recreational entertainment.
The park provides venues and the grounds for events and recreational
entertainment, with relevant facilities like :
* Open Air Stage
* Amphi-theatre
* Pergola Cell (internet booths)
* Skeletal Cells
* Food Court
* Ponds and Fountains
* Historical Statues
* Museum Complex
* Historical displays
* Souvenir shops
* Resource centre
* Court yard
* Cells Units
* Wole Soyinka Art Gallery
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