Wintergarden, Brisbane
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Wintergarden is the name of a popular shopping centre located in the city of Brisbane
, Queensland
, Australia
. It was opened by the Premier of Queensland the Honourable Joh Bjelke-Petersen in 1982. The shopping centre can be accessed directly from the Queen Street Mall
, Edward Street
and Elizabeth Street
. It offers over 70 specialty stores including Georg Jensen
, lululemon athletica
and Australian designers Lisa Ho
, Wayne Cooper
and R. M. Williams
.
The three level centre is also home to a top floor gymnasium and ten pin bowling alley.
Wintergarden is open to the public seven days a week.
In November 2009, it was announced that a multi million dollar refurbishment of the Wintergarden will take place in two 12-month stages. Totalling $A100 million, the refurbishment will re-establish the Wintergarden as one of the Brisbane central business district
's premier shopping destinations.
Articles in local newspapers have suggested that management are keen to lure a number of prominent international designer labels with Donna Karan New York floated as a possible new store.
The Wintergarden's facade will be greatly enhanced on all three street frontages. As part of the exterior works, the old skybridge linking the Wintergarden to the David Jones
department store
will be removed. In addition, symoblic screens will be placed above each entrance. These screens will feature programmed LED lighting and will be unique to the Brisbane CBD.
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...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was opened by the Premier of Queensland the Honourable Joh Bjelke-Petersen in 1982. The shopping centre can be accessed directly from the Queen Street Mall
Queen Street Mall, Brisbane
The Queen Street Mall is a pedestrian mall on Queen Street in the centre of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.It is Brisbane's predominant retail district, featuring shopping centres, hotels, restaurant and coffee shops, cinemas, clothing, music, jewellery and book stores, newsagencies, and banks...
, Edward Street
Edward Street, Brisbane
Edward Street is a busy thoroughfare in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It is a one way street located between Albert Street and Creek Street, and runs from Upper Edward Street to Alice Street....
and Elizabeth Street
Elizabeth Street, Brisbane
Elizabeth Street in Brisbane, Australia is a major street in the centre of the city. The street was established at the beginning of settlement in Brisbane as a penal colony...
. It offers over 70 specialty stores including Georg Jensen
Georg Jensen
Georg Arthur Jensen was a Danish silversmith.Born in 1866, Jensen was the son of a knife grinder in the town of Raadvad just to the north of Copenhagen. Jensen began his training in goldsmithing at the age of 14 in Copenhagen...
, lululemon athletica
Lululemon Athletica
Lululemon Athletica Inc. , styled as lululemon athletica, is a self-described yoga-inspired athletic apparel company, produces a clothing line and runs international clothing stores from its company base in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada....
and Australian designers Lisa Ho
Lisa Ho
Lisa Ho is an Australian fashion designer born in Albury, on the New South Wales and Victorian border. She is married to Philip Smouha....
, Wayne Cooper
Wayne Cooper
Artis Wayne Cooper is a retired American professional basketball player. He was born in Milan, Georgia.Cooper was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the 2nd round of the 1978 NBA Draft. A 6 ft 10 in forward-center from the University of New Orleans, Cooper played in 14 NBA seasons from...
and R. M. Williams
R. M. Williams
Reginald Murray Williams AO, CMG was an Australian bushman and entrepreneur who rose from a swagman, to a millionaire. Widely known as just 'R.M.', he was born at Belalie North near Jamestown in the Mid North, 200 kilometres north of Adelaide, into a pioneering settler family working and training...
.
The three level centre is also home to a top floor gymnasium and ten pin bowling alley.
Wintergarden is open to the public seven days a week.
In November 2009, it was announced that a multi million dollar refurbishment of the Wintergarden will take place in two 12-month stages. Totalling $A100 million, the refurbishment will re-establish the Wintergarden as one of the Brisbane central business district
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
's premier shopping destinations.
Articles in local newspapers have suggested that management are keen to lure a number of prominent international designer labels with Donna Karan New York floated as a possible new store.
The Wintergarden's facade will be greatly enhanced on all three street frontages. As part of the exterior works, the old skybridge linking the Wintergarden to the David Jones
David Jones Limited
David Jones Limited , colloquially known as DJs, is a high-end Australian department store chain.David Jones was founded in 1838 by David Jones, a Welsh immigrant, and is claimed to be the oldest continuously operating department store in the world still trading under its original name. It...
department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
will be removed. In addition, symoblic screens will be placed above each entrance. These screens will feature programmed LED lighting and will be unique to the Brisbane CBD.