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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.

Farrington House and front yard in Alderley
Alderley
Farrington House
Originating as Farrington House, this grand hilltop gabled home was built in the 1880’s for its biscuit empire owner Frederick Wilson.
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Forester’s Hall shop front buiding on Latrobe Tce Paddington
Paddington
Forester's Hall
Built in 1888 to a design by architect AB Wilson, Forester’s Hall is a rare surviving intact example of a 19th century community hall
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Francis Lookout district views over Corinda
Corinda
Francis Lookout
This tiny private burial ground c1863 sits atop a Corinda hill with the district’s best panoramic views.
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Frogs Hollow sculpures on brick wall
Cbd
Frogs Hollow
In the convict days the area down in the vicinity of Alice St was a mangrove swamp known as Frog’s Hollow
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Kids riding a bike in front of Gas Stripping Tower near Davies Park in West End
West End
Gas Stripping Tower
The only one of its kind left in Australia today, this cast iron tower was made in England and shipped out in sections to the 1880’s
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Gayundah ship wreck being pounded by waves at Woody Point
Woody Point
Gayundah Ship Wreck
It’s hard to believe the rusty hulk at the foot of the cliffs of Woody Point was in the 19th century the Navy’s proud premier warship.
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GPO building lit up at night in Brisbane.
Cbd
General Post Office
The history of this site predates the 1872 construction of the Brisbane GPO by John Petrie
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Sprawling gardens leading to Glenlyon house in Ashgrove
Ashgrove
Glenlyon
Glenlyon still retains some of the air of the grand country estate it was during the 19th century when its marble floors were polished with butter milk
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Glengariff house facade and garden in Hendra
Hendra
Glengariff
As one of the remaining large Victorian villas that sprang up around Brisbane in the late 1800’s, Glengariff is one of the grandest in scale and most imposing.
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Government House white building, facade and lawns in Paddington
Paddington
Government House
Fernberg, which is German for ‘distant mountain’ was aptly named by its first owner and resident in 1864, merchant and later MP Johann Heussler.
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Government Printing Office building facade with columns in Brisbane
Brisbane CBD
Government Printing Office
The striking gothic arched William St section of this office was designed by colonial architect FDG Stanley and built in 1874 after an earlier wooden printing office had been demolished.
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Grand stand inside Graceville Memorial Park
Graceville
Graceville Memorial Park
As one of few surviving recreational grounds from the 1880s, this park began and grew with the suburb of Graceville
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Graceville Railway Station building and platform next to train tracks.
Graceville
Graceville Railway Station
A rare example of a post war station fitted out between 1952 and 1959 in the new age of Modernist design which was a deliberate move away from the traditional railway station.
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Graceville Uniting Church building in full sun light.
Graceville
Graceville Uniting Church
Walter Taylor, the builder and architect of the live-in Walter Taylor Bridge, was also responsible for this unique interwar gothic church and its connecting buildings.
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Granite House building and front yard in Ashgrove
Ashgrove
Granite House
The quiet leafy hideaway that is St John’s Wood was once a centre point for Brisbane society and privy to Royal guests including the future King of England George V.
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Greylands house and lawns in Indooroopilly
Indooroopilly
Greylands
One of Brisbane’s grand and earliest villas built in Indooroopilly, Greylands was constructed in 1876 by prominent lawyer Graham Lloyd Hart.
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