Botanic Park, Adelaide
Botanic Park, part of
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
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History
The park was acquired by the adjacent
The park has been compared to Hyde Park in London.[citation needed] 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
- ^ a b c d "Botanic Park". www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ a b "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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