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. It runs east–west, along the northern edge of "the square mile". The western end continues on to Port Road, and the eastern end continues across the

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as Botanic Road.

North Side of North Terrace

Theoretically, the northern side of North Terrace is part of the

. However, much of the space between North Terrace and the

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is occupied by cultural institutions and other public buildings. Starting from West Terrace and travelling east, these buildings include: ''( West Terrace)'' * Parkland *

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* South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) * Adelaide Medical and Nursing Schools (

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) *

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Cancer Research Institute (previously the site of

City Sk8 Park City Sk8 Park was a skate-boarding facility situated in Park 27 of the Adelaide Park Lands on North Terrace, in Adelaide, South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. ...

, a skateboarding facility) ''( Morphett Street bridge)'' * Adelaide Convention Centre, Exhibition Halls (partly above the railway station platforms) *Riverside Centre (above the railway station platforms) *

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(formerly the Hyatt Regency until 2009 Public art around the hotel includes: ** ''Yerrakartarta'', on the forecourt, designed by Darryl Pfitzner Milika, which includes a representation of the Tjilbruke Dreaming story **''Knocking from the inside'' (1998), on the northern plaza, created by Iranian-Australian artist

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* Adelaide railway station building * Adelaide Casino (inside the historic station building) *Old Parliament House - the original South Australian Parliament building *

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**The

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and

Elder Park Elder Park is a public open space in the city of Adelaide, South Australia on the southern bank of the River Torrens and that is bordered by the Adelaide Festival Centre and North Terrace. The park is named after the Elder family who w ...

are behind Parliament House, between North Terrace and the River Torrens – also accessible from King William Road ''( King William Road)'' * Government House, the official residence of the

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** The historic Torrens Parade Ground is behind Government House, between North Terrace and the River Torrens – accessible from King William Road ** The South African War Memorial stands in front of Government House on a traffic island at the corner of North Terrace and King William Road **The

Jubilee 150 Walkway The Jubilee 150 Walkway, also variously known as the Jubilee 150 Commemorative Walk, the Jubilee 150 Walk, Jubilee 150 Plaques, the Jubilee Walk, or simply J150, is a series of (initially) 150 bronze plaques set into the pavement of North ...

commences in front of Government House * National War Memorial ''(Kintore Avenue)'' *

State Library of South Australia The State Library of South Australia, or SLSA, formerly known as the Public Library of South Australia, located on North Terrace, Adelaide, is the official library of the Australian state of South Australia. It is the largest public research ...

**Institute Building (1859) **Spence Wing **Mortlock Wing (1884) *

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* Art Gallery of South Australia *

(original campus, now called the Main campus): **Mitchell Building **

Elder Conservatorium The Elder Conservatorium of Music, also known as "The Con", is Australia's senior academy of music and is located in the centre of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It is named in honour of its benefactor, Sir Thomas Elder. Dating in ...

of Music ** Bonython Hall Bonython Hall is opposite Pulteney Street, and was built in 1936 as a result of a donation of over £50,000 from Sir

John Langdon Bonython Sir John Langdon Bonython (;Charles Earle Funk, ''What's the Name, Please?'' (Funk & Wagnalls, 1936). 15 October 184822 October 1939) was an Australian editor, newspaper proprietor, philanthropist, journalist and politician who served a ...

. Pulteney Street is the only one of the city's north-south thoroughfares which does ''not'' continue north through the parklands. Folklore has it that the Bonython donation was made on the condition that a hall be built opposite Pulteney Street, thus blocking any future path through the parklands and preventing the division of the campus by a major thoroughfare. **

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Building ** Ligertwood Building **The

finishes in front of the Napier/Ligertwood plaza. *

(originally the South Australian School of Mines and Industries/Adelaide Technical High School, now called the City East campus) ''( Frome Road)'' *The old

* Adelaide Botanic Gardens ''( East Terrace)'' *Adelaide Botanic Gardens * National Wine Centre of Australia

South Side of North Terrace

Starting at West Terrace and travelling east, the southern side of the street includes: ''( West Terrace)'' *The Newmarket Hotel *Assorted accommodation, businesses and medical practices *Many buildings forming the City West campus of the

*The Lion Arts Centre (in the old Fowler's Lion Flour Factory building) ''( Morphett Street bridge)'' *The historic

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(Anglican) *Assorted accommodation, businesses and government offices *The Dame Roma Mitchell building *Assorted accommodation and various Adelaide head offices (e.g. MyBudget,

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) ''( King William Street)'' *The former Adelaide head office of the Westpac Bank *The exclusive, historic and discreetly labelled Adelaide Club (for gentlemen) *The Myer Centre, part of the Rundle Mall shopping precinct *The exclusive, historic and unlabelled Queen Adelaide Club (for ladies) *"Gawler Chambers", the former Adelaide offices of the

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''( Gawler Place)'' *Assorted businesses and medical practices * David Jones, part of the Rundle Mall shopping precinct *Assorted businesses, medical practices and University of Adelaide buildings *The historic Scots Church (originally Free Church of Scotland, then Presbyterian, now Uniting Church) ''( Pulteney Street)'' *Various buildings occupied by the University of Adelaide *The historic and architecturally elaborate Freemasons' Hall, designed by

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, a prominent Adelaide architect, who also designed Electra House in King William Street and Carclew on Montefiore Hill. *The Waterhouse house *Assorted businesses *The First Church of Christ, Scientist ("Christian Scientist" Church) ''(Frome Street)'' *Assorted businesses *The historic Ayers House *19th century Terrace houses *The historic Botanic Hotel ''( East Terrace)'' * Parkland

Glenelg tram extensions

In October 2007, the extension of the Glenelg tram line from Victoria Square to the

City West campus was completed. In 2010, a further extension along the remainder of North Terrace to continue along Port Road to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre was opened. Construction of a new junction, branch lines along the eastern end of North Terrace and King William Road and four new stops began in July/August 2017 and opened on 13 October 2018.

Picture gallery

File:Cnr-N&W-Tce-monument.jpg , Monument on the corner of West Terrace (northern side) File:Cnr-N&W-Tce-plaque.jpg , Plaque on monument on the corner of West Terrace Image:City sk8, Adelaide 3.jpg ,

City Sk8 Park, Adelaide City Sk8 Park was a skate-boarding facility situated in Park 27 of the Adelaide Park Lands on North Terrace, in Adelaide, South Australia. It was located next to the railway tracks and the Morphett Street Bridge. Skaters could use the ...

Image:Hawke Building, UniSA.jpg , The Hawke Building, part of the UniSA, City West Campus Image:Yungondi Building, UniSA.jpg , The Yungondi Building, part of the UniSA, City West Campus Image:GlenelgTramCityWest.jpg , The City West

tram stop A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, bu ...

- left-to-right: InterContinental Hotel, Riverside Building, Morphett Street bridge, multi-storey accommodation, the old Lion Flour factory Image:HolyTrinityChurchAdelaide.JPG ,

Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide Trinity Church (also known as Holy Trinity Church Adelaide, is an Australian evangelical Anglican church located at 88 North Terrace in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. Trinity Church has five gatherings at the North Terrace locatio ...

Image:AdelaideRailwayStationAdelaide.jpg , Part of the Adelaide railway station building - main entrance Image:Adelaide parliament house.JPG ,

with InterContinental Hotel Image:SA Parliament Opening.jpg , Opening of Parliament House, Adelaide, by the Governor-General, 5 June 1939. Image:Boer War Memorial, 1926.jpg , View of the South African War Memorial, looking West along North Terrace, circa 1925 Image:Boer War Memorial, 2008.jpg , View of the South African War Memorial, looking West along North Terrace, circa 2008 File:Adelaide-city-centre.jpg , View to south along King William Road towards intersection with North Terrace File:SA Government House.jpg ,

Government House, Adelaide Government House, located in Adelaide on the corner of North Terrace and King William Road, is the official residence of the governor of South Australia. History The original "Government Hut" was a thatched hut constructed by the seamen o ...

in the 1930s Image:Government House Adelaide.jpg ,

File:Adelaide Club.JPG , The Adelaide Club, 165 North Terrace File:Queen Adelaide Club.JPG , The Queen Adelaide Club, cnr North Terrace and Stephens Place Image:Adelaide War Memorial.jpg , National War Memorial (South Australia) Image:North Terrace, Adelaide, 1940.jpg , View of North Terrace, looking east from near King William Street, circa 1940 Image:AdelaideOldStateLibraryAug08.jpg , Institute Building (1859), now part of the State Library, housing the Sir

Donald Bradman Sir Donald George Bradman, (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test cricket, Test batting average (c ...

collection File:J150W EdwardVII 2010-04 0224.JPG , Statue of Edward VII in front of the Institute Building Image:AdelaideStateLibraryComplexAug08.jpg , State Library entrance to Spence Wing Image:AdelaideMortlockLibraryAug08.jpg , Mortlock Wing of the State Library Image:SouthAustralianMuseumComplexAug08.jpg ,

Complex Image:AGSAfront.jpg , Art Gallery of South Australia and part of the

Image:UofAdelaide-MitchellBuilding-Aug08.jpg, Mitchell Building,

Image:University of Adelaide.jpg , Eastern side of Mitchell Building,

Image:UofAdelaide-Mawson&Conservatorium-Aug08.jpg , Bust of Sir

Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader duri ...

& the

of Music,

Image:UofAdelaide-BonythonHall&Conservatorium-front-Aug08.jpg , Bonython Hall & the

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Conservatorium of Music,

Image:UofAdelaide-BonythonHall&LawBld-front-Aug08.jpg , Bonython Hall & the Ligertwood Building,

Image:Bonython Hall.jpg , Bonython Hall,

(looking west) Image:Adelaide-Freemasons18-Aug08.jpg , Freemasons' Hall Image:Adelaide-WaterhouseHouse-Aug08.jpg , Waterhouse House Image:Adelaide-WaterhouseHouse-plaque-Aug08.jpg , Waterhouse House history File:University of South Australia, School of Mines, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.jpg , Old School of Mines building c.2010 - after renovation Image:Adelaide-NthTce-West-FromeRd-Aug08.jpg , Looking south-west from Frome Road Image:Ayers House - North Terrace - Adelaide.JPG , Ayers House Image:Adelaide-NthTce-EastEnd-TerraceHouses-Aug08.jpg , Terrace Houses, East End Image:Adelaide-BotanicHotel-35-Aug08.jpg , Botanic Hotel, cnr East and North Terraces Image:Adelaide-RAH-Aug08.jpg , The old

Image:Buildings on North Terrace, Adelaide.jpg, Buildings on North Terrace Image:North Terrace, Adelaide aerial view 1930.jpg , North Terrace in 1930 Image:Adelaide in 1935.jpg, North Terrace in 1935 File:Max Dupain North Terrace Adelaide.jpg, Outside Parliament House, looking at North terrace (1940)

References

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North Side of North Terrace

South Side of North Terrace

Glenelg tram extensions

Picture gallery

See also

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