Gardens Point, Brisbane

Gardens Point is the area south of Alice Street at the bend in the Brisbane River.

Gardens Point is a peninsula in central Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[1] It is located south of Alice Street and bounded by the Brisbane River on its other three sides.^[2]

The Brisbane CBD lies immediately to the north of the point. Gardens Point is occupied by:

• the City Botanic Gardens, from which its name is derived, including:
  • the Riverstage
• the Queensland Parliament House
• the Gardens Point campus of Queensland University of Technology including:
  • Old Government House

Mangroves grow on the southern and western banks of the point. The eastern bank along the Botanical Gardens contains a pedestrian promenade.

Gardens Point is connected to South Bank via the Goodwill Bridge, while the Captain Cook Bridge runs along the western bank of the point connecting the City and Kangaroo Point.

Gallery

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  Goodwill Bridge, Brisbane

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  Brisbane City Botanic Gardens

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  Entrance to QUT Gardens Point campus with Parliament House at right (view from corner of George and Alice Streets)

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  Mangroves at the QUT CityCat terminal

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