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is the seat of the Parliament of South Australia. Built to replace the crowded Old Parliament House, the current Parliament House was constructed in stages over 65 years due to financial restraints. It is one of the grandest parliamentary buildings in Australia. A commission appointed by the Governor of South Australia was set up in 1874 to adjudicate a design competition (...)
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Adelaide Railway Station is the central terminus of the Adelaide Metro railway system. It is at on the north side of North Terrace, west of Parliament House. The Adelaide Casino is in part of the building that is no longer required for the station. All lines approach the station from the west, and is a "dead end" station (...)
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Tarndanyangga is the Kaurna word for ''red kangaroo dreaming'' or ''red kangaroo rock'', and although is one half of the official name of Victoria Square, Adelaide, it was used in Kaurna language to refer to the greater area of what is now the immediate Adelaide city region (...)
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located in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The square forms the centre of the city's grid of one square mile. The square was named by the Street Naming Committee on May 23 1837 after Princess Victoria, heir presumptive of the British throne. [http://www.historysouthaustralia.net/STsquare.htm] Less than a month later the King died and Victoria became Queen (...)
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The Adelaide Oval is a sports stadium in Adelaide, South Australia. It is located between the central business district and North Adelaide and has a history which dates back to the 1870s. It is considered to be one of the most picturesque Test cricket grounds in Australia, if not the world. The oval is managed by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) (...)
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Rundle Park, also known as Park 13, is a part of the Adelaide Parklands. It is bounded by East Terrace, Botanic Road, Dequetteville Terrace and Rundle Road. In 2006 and 2007 this park was the site of the Garden of Unearthly Delights, a part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival, which featured a variety of film and theatre shows, as well as a carnival including a ferris wheel (...)
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St Peter's Cathedral is an Anglican Cathedral in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is situated on one acre (4,000 m²) of land on King William Road in North Adelaide. The foundation stone was laid on 29th June 1869 (St Peter's day), the church was completed in 1901 and officially opened in 1904 although a service was held on St Peter's Day 1876 (...)
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The Himeji Gardens was a gift from sister city Himeji, Japan in 1982. Located in the south parklands, it is one of the only classical Japanese gardens in Adelaide. The garden was originally designed by council staff; however, following two visits by Japanese landscape designer, Yoshitaka Kumada, in the late 1980's, its layout was improved to adhere to traditional principles (...)
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Adelaide Gaol (jail) was an Australian prison located in Thebarton, South Australia, Australia. The gaol was the first permanent one in South Australia and operated from 1841 until 1988. The prison is now a museum, tourist attraction and function centre. , was the main cause of a statewide depression and numerous bankruptcies.[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/adelaide/gaols/gaols (...)
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, South Australia. It was formerly the North Adelaide Congregational Church. The foundation stone was laid on 15 May 1860 [http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/n/northad1.htm]. A tower was added in 1871 and a lecture hall in 1878. The pipe organ was built in 1881 at which time it was "the largest two manual organ in the colony", and restored in 1914 (...)
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