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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.

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
Kangaroo Point
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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Tomb stone with city views from top of hill in Toowong Cemetery.
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Toowong Cemetery
As the burial site of inner city Paddington Cemetery became overcrowded and neglected, calls for a new cemetery were put out by concerned residents.
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Toowong Library building on Coronation Dr Toowong
Toowong
Toowong Former Library
The former Toowong Library was designed by high profile City Council Chief architect James Birrell (of Centenary Pool fame) and constructed in 1961
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Torbreck building at sunrise.
Highgate Hill
Torbreck
As the first highrise residential block of flats in Brisbane, twenty storey Torbreck caused quite a stir in sleepy Brisbane during its marketing and building
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Tram Stop no 26 red and while poll in Coorparoo
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Tram Post No.26
From 1925 to 1955 trams ran along Cavendish Rd and this red post signifying Stop 26
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Old tram tracks in middle of the road in Camp Hill Brisbane
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Tram Tracks
This double track stretch of rails are the last remaining tram tracks of Brisbane’s Tramways system.
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Trammies Corner sign and park in Paddington
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Trammies Corner
A quaint pocket park from which there are scenic views of Paddington west to the Border Ranges, Trammies Corner is so named as a tribute to tram drivers.
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Treasury Building's ornate facade on Queen St Brisbane
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Treasury Building
One of Brisbane’s foremost landmark buildings, the Treasury was built in three stages between 1886 and 1928
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Triumph Theatre building facade in Brisbane
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Triumph Theatre
This 1920’s built picture theatre is one of a few remaining intact interwar cinemas left in Queensland
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