Adelaide – City in Near Isolation (Part 4) – Parklands & Stadia

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Mural
This is a colourful mural by Trevor Nickolls on the wall of the Adelaide Festival Centre.

 

 

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Gazebo
The Parklands next to the Torrens River is an ideal place to sit down and unwind.

 

 

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Flagpoles at Oval
Looking up at the two flagpoles at the Adelaide Oval. One conceals a Telstra antenna!

 

 

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Plane and Lighting Tower
Adelaide Oval’s 80m-high lighting towers.

 

 

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View of Adelaide CBD
View of Adelaide CBD taken from War Memorial Drive and Montefiore Road in North Adelaide.

 

 

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Autumnal Colonnade
Autumnal gallery of trees in the park between Adelaide and North Adelaide.

 

 

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West Lakes Stadium
Empty AAMI stadium in West Lakes.

 

 

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Fractal Mandala
Fractal Mandala by Greg Johns. Actually a loop, this is a shot of the odd sculpture on Riverbank Promenade by the convention centre.

 

 

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Bicentennial Conservatory
Bicentennial Conservatory located in Adelaide Botanic Garden. This building is the largest single span conservatory in the southern hemisphere.

 

 

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Solar panels
Innovative sculpture-like solar panels near the Adelaide Festival Hall.

 

 

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Cygnus atratus
With the exception of zoos, this was my first encounter with Cygnus atratus, the Australian black swan.

 

 

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Tetrahedra
Like the Mall’s Balls, Bert Flugelman created Tetrahedra, a stainless steel sculpture next to the Adelaide Festival Centre. In the background lies the old Parliament Building.

 

 

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Colourful bird in tree
One of many colourful birds living in the Adelaide Parklands.

 

 

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Park by the Pavillion
Beautifully-kept gardens near the Adelaide Pavilion situated in the Parklands off South Terrace in the CBD.

 

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