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The Brisbane Botanic Gardens description and photos - Australia: Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is The Brisbane Botanic Gardens.

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Brisbane Botanical Garden is located 7 km from the city center in the suburbs of Tuwong, at the foot of the highest mountain in Brisbane, Mount Coot-ta.

The original name of the garden, spread out on 52 hectares, - Botanical Garden "Mount Coot-ta". It was opened to the public in 1976 by decision of the Brisbane City Council. This is the second botanical garden in the city. The first and older, known as the City Botanic Gardens, is located in downtown Brisbane. The gardens had to be divided due to the fact that the collections of plants grew and no longer fit in one area.

Today, in the Botanical Gardens on Mount Coot-ta, you can visit several thematic exhibitions: the Tropical Dome, opened in 1977 and measuring 9 meters in height and 28 meters in diameter; Japanese garden; Bonsai Garden; Fern Alley; an arid zone with cacti; exotic rain forest; temperate garden; bamboo thickets; Australian plant communities.

The Japanese Garden, designed by Kenzo Ogata, one of the leading promoters of the fashion for traditional Japanese gardens, is especially popular with tourists. It is made in strict accordance with the Japanese canons, but Australian trees, shrubs and flowers were used to create it. The garden was relocated to the Botanical Gardens from the Japanese Government Pavilion at Expo 88. Visitors to the garden are greeted by a commemorative plaque from the Brisbane City Council and the Japan Association, and a calligraphic plaque by then Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita is located at the entrance gate. The name of the garden "yu-tsui-en" is engraved in gold on the plate, which can literally be translated as "pleasure, blue-green, garden" and which means "Come to this garden and enjoy the blue water and green trees." The most captivating sights of the garden are stones that depict mountains and symbolize “patience and the eternal passage of time.”

In 2005, a bamboo bush bloomed right at the gates of the Japanese Garden. Bamboo blooms very rarely - many lovers of this plant may never see its flowers in their entire life. As usually happens in such cases, after flowering, the bamboo wilted and was replaced by another plant.

The Japanese Cultural Festival is held annually in September in the Japanese Garden, during which you can participate in a tea ceremony, learn Japanese calligraphy and the art of ikebana ... ?

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