South Bank Parkland is our Arts and Entertainment precinct and popular weekend visiting area.
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In 1988, Brisbane hosted the World Exhibition (Expo 88) an event that really put Brisbane on the map. The area before 1988 was occupied by industrial and wharf buildings, sleazy hotels and generally was a rough place. At the time the state government and the city council decided to clean the place up and winning the World Expo made it easy to relocate industry and renew the area.
Thousands of visitors from all corners of the world flocked to Brisbane to help us celebrate this great event. If you would like more information on Expo 88 - Click hereAfter the Expo, it was decided to keep the area public. Today, South Bank is a beautiful area of 17 hectares of parklands, filled with restaurants, playgrounds for children and entertainment venus for all. The Queensland Conservatorium of Music is at Southbank and soon it will house the new studios of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Television and Radio). So now let's look around:
The Performing Arts Complex housing the Concert Hall,
the Lyric Theatre, the Playhouse and the Cremorne Theatre.
The State Library
The latest addition to the arts, the Gallery of Modern Art
South Bank Railway Station
The "Wheel of Brisbane"
The city is across the river
The Nepalese Pagoda, donated by Nepal after
World Expo 88
There is a Rain forest walk through the park
with babbling brooks
The Suncorp Piazza for street performances
The Arbour Walk through South Bank Parklands
A swimming pool. There is even a beach which
unfortunately is presently closed for renovations
Expo 88 artifacts left over
Little Stanley Street with many restaurants
High-rise apartment blocks
The new bus tunnel under the Exhibition Centre
Wasn't it cold,today?
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