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City Library

Adelaide City Library

City Library is a place for you to access cutting edge technology and experience a variety of programs, events and exhibitions all year round. The Library has plenty of comfortable spaces for you to enjoy. On sunny days you can relax in the Outdoor Reading room which has ramp access, and a range of meeting rooms and spaces are available for hire. The City Library offers a range of programs designed to create, connect and inspire such as the Digital Hub, Media Lab, Innovation Lab, History Hub and is home to several reading groups where new members are always welcome.

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Adelaide Botanic Garden
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Adelaide Botanic Garden is a lush oasis in the heart of the city, featuring beautifully landscaped gardens, majestic avenues and stunning architecture over 50 hectares of land.

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South African War Memorial
The South African War Memorial statue

The South African War Memorial is a life-sized, 3.4 metre tall bronze statue of a mounted infantryman located on the corner of King William Street and North Terrace and is a memorial to all those who fought and fell in the Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902).

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Art Gallery of South Australia
The exterior view of the Art Gallery of South Australia

Almost one million visitors make their way through the Art Gallery of South Australia's doors each year, treated to multiple wings housing an impressive selection of more than 40,000 artworks.

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Canova's Venus statue
Canova's Venus statue

The first street statue erected in the city on North Terrace is actually a copy of a famous neoclassical work. Based on Italian sculptor Antonio Canova’s ‘Venus’, it was chiselled from Carrara marble by Fraser & Draysey, and presented by Mr W A Horn to Mayor F W Bullock on 3 September 1892.

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