Sunday, March 8, 2009

City Botanic Gardens

i took so much photos that it takes such a long time to blog, and most of the time i'm lazy to upload photos. this entry is about the time i went to the City Botanical Gardens before the new semester started.

The City Botanic Gardens are only a 10 to 15 minute walk from the City centre and Central or Roma Street railway stations. You can walk into the gardens from the Parliament House entrance (George Street); Alice Street, at the intersection of Edward Street; and at the Albert Street intersection and the Goodwill Bridge. the garden is open 24 hours and entrance is free.






























Several paths around the gardens lead to the 380 metre Mangrove Boardwalk. The boardwalk floats in the mud and its foundations rely on the suction of the mud to hold it in place. All work on the boardwalk was done by hand, mainly at low tide, to keep environmental damage to a minimum.










Queenslander Lindsay Daen created this bronze sculpture. It's on permanent loan from the Queensland Art Gallery. The sculpture is of a 22 year old seaman, James Morrill, who was the sole survivor of a shipwreck on the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef in 1846. Aboriginal people found him and he lived with them for 17 years before returning to European settlement in the Bowen district. He went on to play an important role in improving relations between the Aboriginal people and early settlers.



In 1867 the Walter Hill drinking fountain was built to provide much needed drinking water to the public. It was built at the time of the first reticulated water supply in Brisbane.




The fountain was used until 1930 when new bubble fountains were installed. These were more hygienic than drinking with a cup, which was the case with the ornamental fountain. Water to the ornamental fountain was turned off and remained inoperable until this year. In 1972 the fountain was named the Walter Hill Fountain as a tribute to the first gardens' curator. A plaque was attached to its base.


In 1995 conservation fountain conservation work took place. In June 2005 the fountain was once again open to the public.



first time i've ever seen an arm rest for a tree branch.





Sunset back at the City.


2 comments:

  1. Wow, you manage to make Brisbane look beautiful..

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  2. thank you so much. glad you appreciate it :)

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