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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.

Bertholmehouse and front yard in New Farm
New Farm
Bertholme
In the late 19th century the riverside of this part of new farm was lined with grand residences and ornate villas such as this sandstone one.
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Beth Eden house facade and garden in Graceville
Graceville
Beth Eden
Courier newspaper proprieter Charles Buzzacott was so impressed with the Courier building designed for him by the talented and ubiquitous Richard Gailey that he commissioned him to design this gracious villa.
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Bishopsbourne building in Milton
Milton
Bishopsbourne
Hidden amongst the trees on the hill behind the XXXX Brewery is this old brick See house, built in 1865-68 for Edward Tufnell, the first Anglican Bishop of Brisbane.
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Entrance to Boggo Road Gaol
Dutton Park
Boggo Road Gaol
Boggo Road Gaol opened in 1883 as a replacement for the dreaded Brisbane Gaol on Petrie Terrace and closed its heavy reinforced doors for the last time in 1992.
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Booroodabin Bowls Club bowling green and building in Newstead
Newstead
Booroodabin Bowls Club
As Queensland’s oldest bowls club, Booroodabin was founded in 1888 under the patronage of Lord Lamington
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Boothville house facade on Seventh Ave in Windsor Brisbane.
Windsor
Boothville
The imposing Victorian villa Boothville began life as a stroke of luck for a lucky office manager of the Queensland National Bank.
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Brisbane Arcade, Brisbane CBD, historic buildings, Queensland shopping, designer labels
CBD
Brisbane Arcade
Built in 1923 on the site of notorious Patrick Mayne’s butcher shop, Brisbane Arcade is a splendid Edwardian baroque alley
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Brisbane City Hall's clock tower
Cbd
Brisbane City Hall
Brisbane’s first Town Hall was built in Queen St in 1864 and by 1882 was already inadequate to house the council chambers.
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Bulimba House and garden on Kenbury St Bulimba
Bulimba
Bulimba House
Built in 1849-1850 by early settler Andrew Petrie, this fine hand crafted Tudor style stone manor is one of Brisbane’s earliest surviving homes
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Bulolo Flats building in Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Bulolo Flats
This brick Romanesque 2 storey building whose insides have seen better days, was built in 1934 at the behest of TC Beirne as a form of ‘safe’ accommodation for the girls who worked in his department store.
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Burnett Lane Brisbane
CBD
Burnett Lane
Brisbane’s oldest lane dates from convict days when the block it cuts through on the Queens St side was the site of the Prisoner’s Cells and Barracks
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Carpenter Hall House rooftop through trees in Wilston
Wilston
Carpenter Hall House
This extraordinary four-storey tower was designed by architect Russell Hall for his sister in 1985 and subsequently became his most widely recognised work.
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Central Railway Station
Central Railway Station forms a significant part of a heritage precinct that includes Anzac Square, the Shrine of Remembrance, the GPO and St Stephen’s
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john Mills Himself sign on building in Brisbane's Charlotte street.
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Charlotte St Group
A series of intact early 20th century buildings in a row, in what was once a light industry precinct just off the government precinct of George St.
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Front stairs and entrance to Ching Chung Taoist Temple in Deagon
Deagon
Evergreen Taoist Temple
Within the 1991 built walls of this temple, the largest Taoist place of worship in the Southern Hemisphere, rituals that have been observed for thousands of years take place in four exquisitely ornate halls.
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Christ Church Milton bell tower and jacaranda tree
Milton
Christ Church
Prolific Anglican church architect JH Buckeridge designed Christ Church, a simple Arts and Crafts inspired structure with a shingle roof that was built in 1891
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