Brisbane Botanic Gardens
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There are two major botanic gardens in Brisbane
, Australia
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Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
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- The Brisbane City Botanic GardensBrisbane City Botanic GardensThe City Botanic Gardens is located on a point known as Gardens Point on the Brisbane River adjacent to the central business district of the city of Brisbane...
are located in the south-east of the peninsula of the Brisbane RiverBrisbane RiverThe Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
that contains the central business district of the city. They were founded in 1855.
- The Mount Coot-tha Brisbane Botanic GardensBrisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-thaThe Brisbane Botanic Gardens are located 7 km from the city of Brisbane in Toowong, Queensland, Australia, at the foot of Brisbane's tallest mountain, Mount Coot-tha.-History:...
are located 7 km from Brisbane's CBD in Toowong, QueenslandToowong, QueenslandToowong is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia which is located 5 km west of the Brisbane CBD. At the centre of Toowong is a commercial precinct including Toowong Village and several office buildings...
, at the foot of Brisbane's tallest mountain, Mount Coot-tha. They were established in 1970