This is a list of major parks, gardens, and nature reserves in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Name | Suburb | Established | Area |
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ANZAC Square | CBD [1] | 1930 [1] | 5,000m² [1] |
Boondall Wetlands | Boondall | 1993 | 15 km2 |
Bowen Park | Bowen Hills [2] | 1863 [2] | 17,740m² [2] |
Brisbane Botanic Gardens | Mount Coot-tha | 1970 | 520,000m² |
City Botanic Gardens | CBD | 1855 | 200,000m² |
Hardgrave Park | Petrie Terrace | - | 10,800m² [3] |
Kalinga Park | Clayfield | 1910 | 196,600m² [4] |
Kianawah Park | Tingalpa | ||
King Edward Park | CBD | - | 4,900m² [5] |
Mowbray Park | East Brisbane | 1904 | 32,000m² |
Musgrave Park | South Brisbane | 1856 | 63,225m² |
New Farm Park | New Farm | 1914 | 150,000m² [6] |
Newstead Park | Newstead [7] | 1846 [7] | 32,100m² [8] |
Post Office Square | CBD | 1984 | 3,300m² [9] |
Queens Gardens | CBD | 1963 | |
Raymond Park, Brisbane | Kangaroo Point | 1913 | ~ 24,281m² |
Rocks Riverside Park | Seventeen Mile Rocks | 2003 | 260,000m² |
Roma Street Parkland | CBD | 2001 | 160,000m² [10] |
South Bank Parklands | South Brisbane | 1992 | 175,000m² |
Whites Hill | Holland Park | 1934 | 1.7 km2 |
Wickham Park | CBD, Spring Hill | - | 19,100m² [11] |
Yeronga Memorial Park | Yeronga [12] | 1882 [12] | 224,600m² [12] |
The Walter Taylor Bridge is a heritage-listed suspension bridge crossing the Brisbane River between Indooroopilly and Chelmer in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is shared by motor traffic and pedestrians and is the only habitable bridge in the Southern Hemisphere. It was originally known as the Indooroopilly Toll Bridge.
Albion is an inner north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Albion had a population of 3,446 people.
The City Botanic Gardens is a heritage-listed botanic garden on Alice Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was also known as Queen's Park. It is located on Gardens Point in the Brisbane CBD and is bordered by the Brisbane River, Alice Street, George Street, Parliament House and Queensland University of Technology's Gardens Point campus. It was established in 1825 as a farm for the Moreton Bay penal settlement.
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Queens Gardens is a heritage-listed park located on a city block between George Street, Elizabeth Street and William Street in the Brisbane CBD, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from c. 1905 to 1990s. It is also known as Executive Gardens and St Johns Church Reserve. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
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Wickham Park is a park at 330 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Post Office Square is a public square in Brisbane, Australia. It is located between Queen Street and Adelaide Street in the Brisbane CBD, and has an area of 3,300 m2.
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Newstead is an inner northern riverside suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Newstead had a population of 7,496 people.
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Adelaide Street is a major street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It runs between and parallel to Queen Street and Ann Street.
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Conrad Gargett was an Australian architecture and design practice founded in Brisbane in 1890, one of Queensland's earliest architectural firms. The practice operated out of studios in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Townsville and Addis Ababa. In 2023, it merged with Australian architecture firm, Architectus.
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