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GOMA

During its relatively short existence GOMA has quickly established itself as the proverbial jewel in Brisbane’s visual arts crown.

Read On GOMA

During its relatively short existence GOMA has quickly established itself as the proverbial jewel in Brisbane’s visual arts crown.

Read On GOMA

Brisbane’s arts and cultural scene is thriving, with world class theatre, art galleries, dance and music, film and theatre as well as a host of museums and excellent libraries. Highlights are GOMA, Australia’s leading modern art gallery, the Queensland Ballet directed by Li Cunxin (Mao’s Last Dancer), Queensland Theatre and Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Brisbane’s unique indie arts centre the Brisbane Powerhouse. Brisbane also hosts first class festivals such as the annual 3 week Brisbane Festival and Brisbane International Film Festival and Brisbane Writers Festival.

Shorncliffe Pier's tiled entrance and pier
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Shorncliffe Pier
Formerly known as Sandgate Pier, this 350m long structure with its white timber rails and colonial lamps was completed in 1872 during the early heyday of Sandgate’s seaside tourism.
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Shrine of Remembrance Greek temenos structure and tiles in Brisbane
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Shrine Of Remembrance
Public donations helped to raise the funds for Brisbane’s landmark war memorial
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South Brisbane Town Hall and trees seen from Vulture Street
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South Brisbane Town Hall
This rare and highly accomplished piece of 1891 architecture was designed as the South Brisbane Municipal Chambers by John Murdock.
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St Andrew’s Uniting Church red brick facade in Brisbane
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St Andrew's Uniting Church
As with all designs that break with tradition St Andrew’s began its life in 1905 as a maligned building for not following the gothic in-vogue style.
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St John’s Cathedral with garden in bloom and jacaranda tree
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St John's Cathedral
Brisbane’s largest and most striking cathedral, St John’s construction from local tuff and Helidon sandstone famously took well over a century
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Exterior of Saint Mary's Catholic Church facade in South Brisbane
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St Mary's Catholic Church
Built in the early 1890’s to replace the original wooden Catholic church of 1865, St Mary’s is a landmark in South Brisbane.
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St Matthews Anglican Church
Few non-locals know of this little slice of early colonial history atop a hill with commanding views towards the north and city.
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St Nicholas Church facade in Woolloongabba
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St Nicholas Cathedral
This church is the oldest purpose-built Orthodox Russian Church within the oldest Russian Orthodox parish in Australia
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Inside Saint Stephen's Cathedral in Brisbane.
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St Stephen's Cathedral
Gothic St Stephen’s Cathedral, like cathedrals world wide, was completed after more than a century had passed between the foundation stone being laid in 1860
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Bed of flowers in Stewart Place Memorial Reserve Ashgrove
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Stewart Place
This little green square at the edge of Ashgrove shopping centre is awash with memorials pertinent to the history of the area.
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Story Bridge and brisbane river
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Story Bridge
When Brisbane’s premier iconic bridge opened in 1940 (attended by 37000 people) after five years of construction it was the seventh largest of its type in the world.
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Inside the Tattersall’s Arcade in Brisbane
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Tattersall's Arcade
The fine Georgian building housing the arcade was built in 1926 to house the Tattersall’s (Horse Racing) Club
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TCB Building facade at sunset.
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TCB Building
This fine featured building, fronting onto both Chinatown Mall and Brunswick St Mall, was designed by RS Dods in 1902 for Irish retailer Thomas Charles Beirne
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Entrance and front yard of Teneriffe House.
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Teneriffe House
This tucked away hilltop rendered brick homestead was designed by Melbourne architect William Ellerker and built in 1865.
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The Mansions building on George St Brisbane
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The Mansions
This decorative and stately row of six attached town houses was the unusual ‘baby’ of a trio of parliamentarians
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Cyclist riding past Toonarbin house in Highgate Hill
Highgate Hill
Toonarbin
Having built his house Montpelier on a hill he named after himself -‘O’Reilly’s Hill’ (later Bowen Hills) - moved across the river
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