Botanic Park, Adelaide

Botanic Park, part of Park 11 (also referred to as Mistletoe Park or Tainmuntilla), is a 34 hectare (84 acre) park in the Northeast Parklands of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The park is bordered by Hackney Road and Frome Road. The University of South Australia, University of Adelaide, and the old Royal Adelaide Hospital are next to this park. The park also abuts the Adelaide Zoo and River Torrens.

For other uses, see Botanic park (disambiguation).
View of Botanic Park

History

The park was acquired by the adjacent Adelaide Botanic Garden in 1866,[1] and was formerly used as the venue for the Royal Adelaide Show from 1844 to 1859. On its northern side are an avenue of plane trees planted in 1874.[1] It is also dotted with exotic species such as century-old Moreton Bay figs from Queensland.[1] The park was the venue for the first open-air meeting in Australia of the Salvation Army on 5 September 1880.[1][2]

The park has been compared to Hyde Park in London. With its own Speakers' Corner since the 1890s, Botanic Park is a venue for public debate on a wide range of topics.[2] The Speakers' Corner continues, but with less prominence than in previous times. Today, the park is better known as a site for picnics, wedding-party photographs, and major events such as WOMADelaide, Gardens Alive and Moonlight Cinema.

See also

References
  1. "Botanic Park". www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. "Adelaide Botanic Garden: Botanic Park". Department for Environment and Heritage. 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2006.


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