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SA Coat of Arms |
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I hope you will enjoy looking at these pix of my home town. It's a city, of many beautiful old buildings and lots of parks and gardens. |
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SA Coat of Arms |
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The original city plans drawn up by Colonel William Light in 1836, laid out a city bordered by 4 terraces, each 1 mile long. Included in the plans was the provision of parks and gardens along these terraces, as well as gardens in each quarter of the city and a central square, now called Victoria Square.
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It was built along the banks of the Torrens River, which was eventually dammed to form Torrens Lake. Across the river is North Adelaide. As the city has grown, it's character & charm has been retained by keeping many of it's old Victorian style buildings. |
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Looking north along King William St from Victoria Square |
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"Light's Vision" on Montefiore Hill, The statue shows Colonel William Light pointing toward the city he planned in 1836.. |
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The view of the city from Montefiore Hill with Adelaide Oval in the foreground |
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Rundle Mall, the city's main shopping precinct |
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The Festival Centre |
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Scot's Church |
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Another Church |
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St. Peter's Cathedral |
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Adelaide's many churches have earned it the nickname "City of Churches" |
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The Exeter Hotel, Rundle St. East |
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Much of Adelaide's charm comes from the retention of many of it's Victorian style buildings |
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Brookman Hall, Adelaide University |
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Adelaide Town Hall |
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the Adelaide Museum |
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TRANSPORT |
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Parliament House, North Tce. |
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The Glenelg Tram |
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The TransAdelaide Busway, the longest guided busway in the World. |
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Victoria Square fountain |
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Elder Park and Torrens Lake |
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Many of the images on this page were taken by photographer STEVE PARISH. To see more of his work, click on his pic |
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The Pie Cart. Famous for the Pie Foater (A meat pie floating in thick, green pea soup); a local delicacy.........I think |
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