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Brisbane (/ ˈ b r ɪ z b ən / ⓘ BRIZ-bən, [10] Turrbal/Yagara: Meanjin, Meaanjin, Maganjin or Magandjin) is the capital and largest city of the state of Queensland [11] and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population over 2.7 million. [1]
Brisbane City Hall, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is the seat of the Brisbane City Council. It is located adjacent to King George Square, where the rectangular City Hall has its main entrance. [2] The City Hall also has frontages and entrances in both Ann Street and Adelaide Street.
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of Greater Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council . The LGAs in the other mainland state capitals ( Sydney , Melbourne , Perth and Adelaide ) are generally responsible only for the central business ...
The city resides within the Moreton Bay Floodplain, stretching from Caboolture to the north, Beenleigh to the south and as far as Ipswich to the west whilst being bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east. [1] Brisbane Skytower and Skylines of Brisbane CBD from Kangaroo Point, Queensland. Brisbane City Hall is seen in the centre of this photo.
Brisbane City is the central suburb and central business district of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. [3] It is also colloquially referred to as the "Brisbane CBD", "the city", or simply "town".
The redevelopment of South Bank, started with the monumental Robin Gibson-designed Queensland Cultural Centre, with the first stage the Queensland Art Gallery completed in 1982, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in 1985, and the Queensland Museum in 1986. Between the late 1970s and mid-1980s, Brisbane was the focus of early land rights ...
In 1925, the City of Brisbane was amalgamated with a number of surrounding towns and shires to create the City of Greater Brisbane, now simply known as City of Brisbane. The first Brisbane town hall was used until January 1928, after which the business of the City of Brisbane was conducted from the new (almost completed) Brisbane City Hall. [3 ...
The Museum of Brisbane manages two collections, the Museum of Brisbane Collection and the City of Brisbane Collection. The collection was created in 1859 when the Town of Brisbane (a local government area which preceded the City of Brisbane) was founded. It has grown to have more than 9,000 items including commissioned works by local artists ...