15-469: Exhibition Building may refer to: Jubilee Exhibition Building , Adelaide, Australia Royal Exhibition Building , Melbourne, Australia See also [ edit ] Exhibition Stadium , Toronto, Canada Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Exhibition Building . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
30-405: A court 120 by 43 feet (37 by 13 m) with a gallery round it of 10 feet (3.0 m) width. A basement below this section 10 feet (3.0 m) high, three open courts for lighting and ventilation, each 120 by 66 feet (37 by 20 m) by 40 feet (12 m) high. Height of the dome 80 feet (24 m), 127 feet (39 m) from the floor to the crown of the inner dome, and 192 feet (59 m) from
45-567: A locomotive and tender built in Ballarat . The line was not used to transport people to the exhibition so did not have a station platform at either end. Following the exhibition, the line continued to be used for transporting exhibits to the Exhibition building, and building materials for university buildings. It later served the Adelaide Showgrounds which were located on the east side of what
60-632: Is likely the origin of rumours about rail tunnels located under the city of Adelaide . Much of the land where the line once ran has been reused as parts of the University of Adelaide and the Adelaide Festival Centre . There were no stations built. No known evidence of the line remains today. The line was built for the Jubilee International Exhibition held in 1887. It was used to transport exhibits including heavy machinery and
75-602: Is now the University of Adelaide 's North Terrace campus, between Bonython Hall and the old School of Mines building (now University of South Australia 's City East campus) on the Frome Road corner. It was opened on 20 June 1887 and was used until the mid 1920s. In 1929 the land and building were transferred to the University, and the building was demolished in 1962 to make way for the Napier building. There were two fountains in front of
90-502: Is now the grounds of University of Adelaide . In 1927 when the Adelaide Showgrounds moved to Wayville the line was seen as redundant. The line was closed and the tunnel under King William Road filled in. The line never carried regular passenger service. During the Boer War , troops from the parade ground were taken to ships at Port Adelaide and during the 1919 Spanish flu pandemic, it was used to carry around 600 people from Melbourne to
105-668: The Bill being repealed in 1884, and Sir Edwin T. Smith pushed for a less grandiose celebration, which resulted in the Act of 1885, and the voting of £32,000 for a permanent Exhibition Building, which after the Jubilee would become the home of the South Australian Institute . As originally conceived by Government Architect E. J. Woods , the new building was to have a dome 112 feet (34 m) wide, an art gallery, 46 by 252 feet (14 by 77 m),
120-568: The building. One is now located in front of the Rundle Mall entrance to the Adelaide Arcade , the other in the Creswell Gardens . The idea of South Australia hosting an international exhibition as a patriotic gesture was promoted in the early 1880s, culminating in a Bill which was passed by Parliament in 1883. Subsequent opposition to the scheme on the grounds of the expense involved saw
135-406: The floor line to the apex of the dome externally. The architects chosen were Withall & Wells, and W. Rogers the builder. The corner-stone was laid on 21 June 1886. Interest from exhibitors in the lead-up to the Jubilee meant that the building had to be extended during the construction process, but the building was completed, and filled with manufactures and produce from around the globe, within
150-503: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exhibition_Building&oldid=952806333 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jubilee Exhibition Building The Jubilee Exhibition Building in Adelaide , South Australia,
165-523: The quarantine camp on the Jubilee Oval. In 1973, the tunnel was rediscovered when construction on the Adelaide Festival Centre was taking place. The section of the tunnel uncovered was lined with bluestone about 5 metres wide and at least 10 metres long. The Adelaide city council investigated whether it would be worth reopening the tunnel as a pedestrian subway to complement the new festival centre. The state government agreed to contribute $ 35,000 towards
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#1732851264302180-676: The year, well in time for the opening of the Festival on 21 June 1887. A railway line connecting the Adelaide railway station to the grounds behind the Exhibition Building passed under King William Road and ran between the Torrens Parade Ground and Government House . During the 1887 Jubilee 789,672 visitors passed through the exhibition. The building housed 2,200 exhibitions (valued at approximately £500,000) from 26 different countries. The Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition
195-478: Was a railway spur in Adelaide , South Australia . It was built in 1887 from where the Adelaide station currently is to the Jubilee Exhibition Building which stood near Frome Road on what is now part of the University of Adelaide . The line used an existing tunnel under King William Road which had been built in 1854 for horses and cattle to cross the road without disrupting traffic. The tunnel
210-524: Was built to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria 's accession to the throne on 20 June 1837. The jubilees of her Coronation on 28 June 1838, and of the Proclamation of South Australia on 28 December 1836, were also invoked on occasion. The building, increasingly referred to as the Exhibition Building , was located opposite the corner of North Terrace and Pulteney Street . on what
225-669: Was one of few major exhibitions in Australia where all the costs, totalling £66,000, were covered. The Jubilee Exhibition Building and Jubilee Oval was the home of the Royal Adelaide Show from 1895 to 1925. The building and grounds have been used for a variety of events and purposes, including: The building was demolished in 1962, making way for the Napier Building , part of the University of Adelaide . Jubilee Exhibition Railway The Jubilee Exhibition Railway
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