Roma Street Parkland description and photos - Australia: Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast (Topic)

Roma Street Parkland 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 name in English is Roma Street Parkland.

Photo and description

Roma Street Park is located on 16 hectares in the heart of Brisbane, close to the city transit station and Roma Street railway station, from where the park can be reached on foot.

Local aborigines have used this area for thousands of years as a place for meetings and ceremonies. In 1825 Roma Street Park became part of the original settlement of Brisbane, and already in 1875 a main railway station was built on Roma Street. linking Brisbane with Ipswich and Toowoomba. The station soon became the main warehouse in the city, and from 1911 to 1934, along with the adjacent territories, it was regularly reconstructed to support the flow of goods. In 1920, large-scale excavation works, which removed 554,300 cubic meters of land from the site, forever transformed this mountainous area, creating the current artificial embankment and the border of the former Albert Park. During World War II, Roma Street Station was a key hub for the transportation of military equipment and the transfer of troops to the north.

After the war, Roma Street station was converted into a metro station and a stop for long-distance trains. In 1991, due to the growing mechanization of transportation and handling of goods, as well as the use of multi-ton containers, the warehouse function has been moved to the Acacia Ridge area. In 2000, on the site of the former station, the construction of a park began, in the territory of which the Albert Park was included. In April 2001, the new park was inaugurated to the public.

Today, an open-air amphitheater is located in the park, which was formerly called the Albert Park Amphitheater. It regularly hosts performances by the Queensland Theater and the Queensland Shakespeare Company, as well as touring theaters. Various orchestras also perform here, for example, in October 1983 on the stage of the amphitheater, a concert "Strauss under the Stars" to music by Johann Strauss was played. Before the River Stage was built at Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, it was here that traditional Christmas carols took place.

A variety of Australian plants and flowers from all over the world can be seen in the park. Due to the fact that plants with different flowering seasons are collected here, the territory of the park is immersed in multi-colored splendor all year round.

We also recommend reading St. Petersburg Museum Cinema description and photos - Russia - St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg

Topic: Roma Street Parkland description and photos - Australia: Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.