Carlton Gardens
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garden in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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The entry is geolocated on the map in VIC.
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Its subject is documented across 36 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Type
- Urban park
- Location
- Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
- Area
- 26 ha (64 acres)
- Opened
- 1856 ; 170 years ago ( 1856 )
- Operator
- City of Melbourne
- Open
- All year
- Status
- Open
- Paths
- Sealed
- Terrain
- Flat
- Vegetation
- Australian Native , Lawns, Non-native traditional gardens
- Public transit
- Tram routes 86 , 96
- Landmarks
- Royal Exhibition Building , Melbourne Museum
- Facilities
- Toilets , Drinking Fountains , Seating
- Official name
- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
- Criteria
- ii
- Designated
- 2004 (28th session )
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Heritage overlay number
- HO69
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- botanical garden
- Country
- Australia
- Located in
- City of Melbourne
- Area
- 26
- Location
- Carlton
- Image
- Aerial Photo of Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- Carlton Gardens, Melbourne
- native label
- Carlton Gardens
- inception
- 1856-00-00
- P12749
- Oswald Freisler
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Encyclopedic overview
The Carlton Gardens is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the northeastern edge of the Central Business District in the suburb of Carlton, Melbourne, in the state of Victoria, Australia. The gardens are a popular picnic and barbecue area, and are home to an array of wildlife, including brushtail possums.
The 26-hectare (64-acre) site contains the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne Museum and Imax Cinema, tennis courts and an award-winning playground. The rectangular site is bounded by Victoria Street, Rathdowne Street, Carlton Street, and Nicholson Street. According to the World Heritage listing, the Royal Exhibition Buildings and Carlton Gardens are "of historical, architectural, aesthetic, social and scientific (botanical) significance to the State of Victoria."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carlton Gardens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.