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The Garden Palace Plaque : 19-March-2013
Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams
The plaque erected in 1979, was originally located in the Pioneers Memorial Garden, and commemorates the centenary of the opening of Sydney's first International Exhibition on the 17th September 1879 in the Garden Palace which was destroyed by fire in 1882.
Monument characteristics:
Bronze plaque, incised letters with line drawing of the Garden Palace.
Location
| Address: | Macquarie Street & Shakespeare Place, inset in footpath near Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, 2000 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.865504 Long: 151.212761 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 16th September, 1979 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA,HTHE GARDEN PALACE
Built in the gardens close by for the 1879 Sydney International Exhibition, the Garden Palace was a spectacular sight. Its sudden destruction by fire in 1882 was equally spectacular.
This plaque is sponsored by Caltex
Commemorating Our Heritage. The New South Wales Government
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
