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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.

Brisbane City Hall's clock tower
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Brisbane City Hall
Brisbane’s first Town Hall was built in Queen St in 1864 and by 1882 was already considered inadequate to house the council chambers.
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Bulimba House and garden on Kenbury St Bulimba
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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
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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
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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 and the Superintendent of Convicts residence
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Carpenter Hall House rooftop through trees in Wilston
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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
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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
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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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Tomb stones in front of Christ Church Tingalpa
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Christ Church
This is the second charming little incarnation of the original church that was designed by holy architect RG Suter in 1868.
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Statues in garden park in front of temple in Chung Tian Temple in Priestdale
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Chung Tian Temple
On the outer edges of parklands and koala colonies is this peaceful Buddhist retreat with buildings in the Chinese palace architectural style of red and gold
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Cintra House and palm trees in Bowen Hills
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Cintra House
This prominent white landmark villa on ‘Cloudland Hill’ came from humble beginnings as a smaller stone Georgian affair designed by Benjamin Backhouse in the early 1860’s.
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Cleveland lighthouse next to norfolk pine tree.
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Cleveland Lighthouse
This landmark timber structure which still stands proud at Cleveland Point was built in 1864-65 as one of the first in the colony of Queensland.
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Cloudland Memorial Arch in Bowen Hills
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Cloudland Memorial Arch
Secreted on a tiny patch of green overlooking Newstead is this ‘shrine’ to the once grand ballroom which graced the top of the hill
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Comino’s Arcade building in Redcliffe.
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Comino's Arcade
The plain face-brick façade of the 1941 built Comino’s Arcade gives little clue to the richness of its history and interior.
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Commissariat Stores building in Brisbane.
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Commissariat Store Museum
Tucked away from the city’s thoroughfares, the convict-built Commissariat Stores are one of only two buildings that survived from the penal settlement.
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