17-630: National Arboretum may refer to National Arboretum Canberra in Australia National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, UK Westonbirt Arboretum , formal name "Westonbirt, The National Arboretum", near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, UK United States National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Type of an environment protected area with a national status in Ukraine Topics referred to by
34-453: Is an open-cage globe formed by the meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude , with land depicted in beaten bas-relief copper. Traced on the globe are the routes of Cook’s three voyages of exploration, with explanations of his ports of call inscribed on the surrounding handrail. The jet can operate at a height of 147 metres. The Memorial Globe and Jet were both designed by the architectural firm Bunning and Madden, which also designed
51-539: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Arboretum Canberra The National Arboretum Canberra is a 250-hectare (620-acre) arboretum in Canberra , the national capital of Australia, created after the area was burned out as a result of the Christmas 2001 and 2003 Canberra bushfires : The Himalayan Cedar forest lost about one third of its trees, and
68-553: Is generally in keeping with Griffin's plan for such an arboretum, as expressed by the earlier forests. A forest of Turkish Pine Pinus brutia , a species native to the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, has been planted to commemorate Australian service personnel killed in all conflicts. In addition, a number of ceremonial Aleppo Pines ( Pinus halepensis ) have been planted on the summit of Dairy Farmers Hill, propagated from seed of
85-436: Is in Canberra , Australia , adjacent to the north side of Lake Burley Griffin . Centrally located in the city, it is an important part of the urban landscape. The park has an area of 34.25 hectares, which includes a variety of natural and constructed spaces. Various designers have been involved in the construction of the park including Charles Weston , Lindsay Pryor , Richard Clough and John Grey. The park in it current form
102-459: Is now Nerang Pool. Murray's store, considered the area's first retail store, operated from the house. It burnt down in 1923. A number of stunted pines and English elms remain on the spot. In his original plan for the city, Walter Griffin included a recreation area to the north of the man-made lake. His final plan of 1918 included an "aquarium pond", now Nerang Pool. Modifications from Griffin's plan of 1911 came about following his actual visit to
119-662: The Lone Pine tree planted at the Australian War Memorial . These complement a number of mature specimens of this species already existing on the hill. The National Bonsai and Penjing Collection of Australia , previously in Commonwealth Park , has been relocated to the arboretum. Plantings include: Close to the main building, the Village Centre, a eucalyptus forest representative of remnant and former forests of
136-521: The Southern Tablelands region has been established with the long-term objective of creating a regional botanic garden, education and ecosystem recovery centre. It includes 16 eucalypt species from various habitats and a rich diversity of under-storey shrubs, grasses, ground covers, flowers and herbs providing natural habitat for a range of animals. The arboretum has some outstanding views and an open-air stage and amphitheatre. The buildings include
153-495: The Village Centre, an innovative timber structure housing a cafe, restaurant, gift shop and interpretive exhibition, and a smaller event and ceremonial building called the Margaret Whitlam Pavilion. The stonework in the visitors center is sourced from the town of Wee Jasper, New South Wales , on the outskirts of Canberra. The arboretum features several pieces of monumental public art. On a hill within and overlooking
170-536: The arboretum is "wide brown land", spelling out the description of Australia by Dorothea McKellar in her poem My Country , taken from the original manuscript in McKellar's handwriting. It is approximately 35m in length and 3m tall. On Dairy Farmers Hill is a found objects artwork depicting an eagle on a nest. 35°17′24″S 149°04′12″E / 35.29000°S 149.07000°E / -35.29000; 149.07000 Commonwealth Park Commonwealth Park
187-657: The commercial Radiata Pine plantation was burned out, allowing the arboretum to be created. In 2004, the Government of the Australian Capital Territory held a nationwide competition for an arboretum, which was to be part of the recovery from the 2003 bushfires. The winning design by landscape architects Taylor Cullity Lethlean and architects Tonkin Zulaikha Greer proposed 100 forests and 100 gardens focussing on threatened, rare, and symbolic trees from around
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221-520: The other side of the lake. Kings Park is located adjacent to Commonwealth Park, along the lake to the east. Commonwealth Park is the home of many events hosted in Canberra. Among them is Floriade , an annual event that has been running since 1988. In 1874, Ebenezer Booth built himself a house on the glebe of St John the Baptist Church , within the present boundaries of the park, to the east of what
238-433: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title National Arboretum . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Arboretum&oldid=1207007624 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
255-576: The site and in order to reduce the amount of earthworks needed. The recreation area in the earlier plan was more formal and included many public buildings. The sculptures were part of a larger 7-piece sculpture that was originally designed to be displayed together. Another similar version of this artwork can be found in Weston Park . The second mural was installed in 1982, and depicted "events in Australian history, Aborigines, Australian personalities and
272-444: The world. The site has been planted since 2005, and includes ceremonial trees planted by visiting heads of government and ambassadors. It was officially opened on 1 February 2013. The established areas include existing forests of Himalayan cedar ( Cedrus deodara ) and cork oak ( Quercus suber ) planted under the guidance of early town planners under general direction from the city's planner, Walter Burley Griffin . The arboretum
289-465: Was strongly influenced by a master plan created by British landscape designer, Dame Sylvia Crowe in 1964. The park has many small ponds and water features, walking trails, bike paths, sculptures and memorials. Located within the park is the outdoor Stage 88 , which often holds concerts. The park includes Regatta Point and has a view of the National Gallery , High Court , and National Library on
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