These manicured gardens in the Sydney suburb of Paddington include a pool, benches, tree ferns and other vegetation, and a flat grassy area. Paddington Reservoir was once used to store drinking water for part of the city of Sydney. Designed in 1857 and completed in 1866, the reservoir could store a maximum of 2 million gallons at its close in 1899. The reservoir then served as storage, a garage, a workspace, and a petrol station until part of the roof collapsed in 1990. The gardens were opened in 2009 and are…
