King's Domain Gardens
King's Domain Gardens
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AndyJohn74
Sydney, Australia5,209 contributions
Feb 2021 • Solo
The parklands along St Kilda Road are quite large and contain numerous memorials, monuments and statues. There are walking paths, places to park the car and the Tan Track, a fine gravel running track. A lovely place to visit in the middle of Melbourne.
Written 1 February 2021
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Dimitris L
Sydney, Australia50,924 contributions
Apr 2021
King's Domain Gardens are part of the beautiful gardens along St Kilda Road, by the Yarra River, all the way down, including the Botanic Gardens. There are large tracts of green space, full of trees, bushes, lovely plants and wonderful flowers, statues, monuments, water features and other nice things. Quite an experience.
Written 11 May 2021
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,591 contributions
May 2022
The King's Domain Gardens are made up of mature trees and beautiful flower beds; the gardens also include Government House and the Myer Music Bowl, a favourite performance venue in the warmer months. The gardens also include the Shrine of Remembrance, a memorial to those who served in armed conflicts. Scattered throughout the gardens are many fascinating plaques and statues, which adorn the expansive lawns.
Written 20 May 2022
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Skeney57
Sydney, Australia24,542 contributions
Oct 2022
Now I know why Victoria used to be the Garden State! After many, many visits to Melbourne I finally wandered around to view for myself its good points. It is a long stretch of parks & walkways from the Yarra River down to the Botanical Gardens. It includes the Queen Victoria Gardens & Kings Domain with Govt. House, Sydney Myer Music Bowl, Shrine of Remembrance & lots of statuary of prominent people of the times. On a cool, overcast Sunday morning, the paths were very popular with runners & walkers. A real nice part of Melbourne for all to enjoy!
Written 5 November 2022
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Larda Darda
Gippsland, Australia18 contributions
Nov 2021
After lunch we wandered across to these gardens. We sat under a gorgeous lemon scented gum and talked and played a leisurely game of cards with our adult kids.
The one that could be better is access to toilets and in particualr clean toilets. The toilets our son walked 10mins to get to were the worst he said he'd ever had the misfortune of having to use. Quote: "People may as well do their toileting outside; it's just as disgusting as the inside"
The one that could be better is access to toilets and in particualr clean toilets. The toilets our son walked 10mins to get to were the worst he said he'd ever had the misfortune of having to use. Quote: "People may as well do their toileting outside; it's just as disgusting as the inside"
Written 23 November 2021
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,591 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
King's Domain is a landscaped garden, taking in an expansive area of 90 acres (36 ha). In contrast to the rest of the Botanic Garden, which is characterized by mature trees and sweeping lawns, the area between the Government House Reserve and King's Domain is lavishly carpeted with flowers for most of the year. The decorative blooms are a feature of the King's Domain. In keeping its name, KIng's Domain includes the Myer Music Bowl, the Shrine, La Trobe's Cottage, the Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden and Government House
Written 6 October 2023
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,591 contributions
May 2021
In the depths of the Great Depression, Hugh Linaker came up with a design for a new garden for Melbourne. Linaker was a pioneering landscape gardener. Thousands of workers employed on "susso" (sustenance wages) turned his vision into a reality, now known as King's Domain. The shrubs and flower gardens between Government House Reserve and King's Domain bloom most of the year. The rest of the Domain is characterized by sweeping lawns and mature European and Australian trees. Victorians like to say they are "the Garden State," a soubriquet to which the King's Domain makes a notable contribution.
Written 6 May 2021
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Back Street Crawler
Melbourne, Australia489 contributions
Dec 2014 • Couples
First time I've ever been to the city for NYE to watch fireworks, we had a very good vantage point to enjoy the colorful scene of the firework show over the Melbourne skyline
Walking back over the Swanston St bridge after midnight was slow but steady....it seemed there were tens of thousands of people in the city this night......as one would expect
It was all very well coordinated and the free public transport back home was much appreciated
Probably would do something different next NYE
Walking back over the Swanston St bridge after midnight was slow but steady....it seemed there were tens of thousands of people in the city this night......as one would expect
It was all very well coordinated and the free public transport back home was much appreciated
Probably would do something different next NYE
Written 7 January 2015
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wombatdavid
Hobart, Australia2,696 contributions
Jan 2022
This green space is next to the Botanical Gardens and has a lot of old oak and other trees. There are lots of great walking paths.
Written 16 January 2022
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VIVPAT
Perth, Australia98 contributions
Jan 2019
Large and beautiful gardens so close to the centre of the city. A lovely place to wander with peace. Lawns, trees, flowers, ponds, statues - the gardens have it all.
Written 8 December 2019
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