Adelaide Botanic Garden
Botanic garden in Adelaide, South Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a 51-hectare (130-acre) public garden at the north-east corner of the Adelaide city centre, in the Adelaide Park Lands. It encompasses a fenced garden on North Terrace (between Lot Fourteen, the site of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital, and the National Wine Centre) and behind it the Botanic Park (adjacent to the Adelaide Zoo). Work was begun on the site in 1855, with its official opening to the public on 4 October 1857.
Adelaide Botanic Garden | |
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Type | Botanical |
Location | Adelaide, South Australia |
Coordinates | 34.9181°S 138.6107°E / -34.9181; 138.6107 |
Area | 51-hectare (130-acre) |
Opened | 1857 |
Website | www |
The Adelaide Botanic Garden and adjacent State Herbarium of South Australia, together with the Wittunga Botanic Garden and Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, comprise the Botanic Gardens of South Australia, administered by the Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, a state government statutory authority.