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Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (RBGV) are botanic gardens across two sites–Melbourne and Cranbourne. [1] Melbourne Gardens was founded in 1846 when land was reserved on the south side of the Yarra River for a new botanic garden. It extends across 38 hectares (94 acres) [2] that slope to the river with trees, garden beds, lakes and lawns.
The Royal Botanic Gardens (35.4 ha) and Kings Domain (36 ha are two of the most highly regarded gardens), just across the Yarra River from the Melbourne CBD. These gardens, originally a swamp, now house a fine collection of botanical species. The Botanic Gardens were established by Superintendent La Trobe in 1846.
In 1970 the site was named as a division of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, with a focus on Australian plant research and conservation. The gardens were not opened to the public until 1989. The Australian Garden was planned and developed over several years, finally opening to the general public on 30 May 2006, and attracting 15,000 visitors ...
Royal Melbourne Botanic Gardens: Birdwood Avenue, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria VIC ABGG [1] #16 pp. 103–108 ... Werribee Park State Rose Garden – Walking Maps ...
Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne: Bronze, granite 260 x 80.3 x 50.5 cm A second edition of this statue (number 2 of 2) stands to the east side of the entrance to the Australian War Memorial. It was acquired by the Memorial in 1995. [115] 1996 Running Man: Rick Amor: Heide Museum of Modern Art: Bronze 170 x 50 x 183 cm 1996 Rhythms of the Metropolis
The herbarium was established in 1853 by Ferdinand von Mueller, the Government Botanist for Victoria, and is situated within the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. The present building was constructed in 1934 through a donation from philanthropist Sir Macpherson Robertson. It, along with a 1989 extension, houses the entire collection of 1.5 ...
Melbourne Observatory is an observatory located on a hill adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. The observatory commenced operations in 1863 and was decommissioned from official Government work in 1945. The observatory has since continued as an astronomical observatory and remains open to the public. [1]
The Separation tree is a heritage listed [1] [2] Eucalyptus camaldulensis tree, [3] commonly known as a red river gum, located in the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Melbourne in Victoria. [ 4 ] Found on the Tennyson Lawn the tree was one of two original river red gums that were along the banks of the swampy billabong which makes up part of ...