North Terrace is one of the four terraces that bound the central business and residential district of

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, the capital city of

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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

River Torrens The River Torrens , (Karrawirra Parri / Karrawirraparri) is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains. It was one of the main reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the ...

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

West Terrace West Terrace is a populated place in the parish of Saint James, Barbados. The National Cultural Foundation of Barbados is located in West Terrace. See also * List of cities, towns and villages in Barbados This is a list of cities, towns and ...

)'' * Parkland *

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(SAHMRI) *

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(

University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide (informally Adelaide University) is a public research university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. The university's main campus is located on N ...

) *

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Cancer Research Institute (previously the site of City Sk8 Park, a skateboarding facility) ''(

Morphett Street Morphett Street is a main street in the west of the Adelaide city centre, city centre of Adelaide, South Australia, parallel to King William Street, Adelaide, King William Street and numbered from north to south. At its northern end it is part ...

bridge)'' *

Adelaide Convention Centre The Adelaide Convention Centre is a large convention centre on North Terrace, Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia. It was the first purpose-built convention centre to be built in Australia. History The convention centre was des ...

, Exhibition Halls (partly above the railway station platforms) *Riverside Centre (above the railway station platforms) *

InterContinental Hotel Intercontinental is an adjective to describe something which relates to more than one continent. Intercontinental may also refer to: * Intercontinental ballistic missile, a long-range guided ballistic missile * InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG ...

(formerly the

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until 2009 Public art around the hotel includes: ** ''Yerrakartarta'', on the forecourt, designed by Darryl Pfitzner Milika, which includes a representation of the

Tjilbruke Tjilbruke (also Tjirbruki, Tjilbruki, Tjirbruke, Tjirbuk or Tjirbuki,) is an important creation ancestor for the Kaurna of the Adelaide plains in the Australian state of South Australia. Tjilbruke was a Kaurna man, who appeared in Kaurna Drea ...

Dreaming story **''Knocking from the inside'' (1998), on the northern plaza, created by Iranian-Australian artist

Hossein Valamanesh Hossein Valamanesh (2 March 1949 – 15 January 2022) was an Iranian-Australian contemporary artist who lived and worked in Adelaide, South Australia. He worked in mixed media, printmaking, installations, and sculpture. He often collabora ...

Adelaide railway station Adelaide Railway Station is the central terminus of the Adelaide Metro railway system. All lines approach the station from the west, and it is a terminal station with no through lines, with most of the traffic on the metropolitan network eithe ...

building *

Adelaide Casino Adelaide Casino, known commercially as SkyCity Adelaide, is a large casino and recreational venue on the north edge of the Adelaide city centre. Located in the heritage-listed Adelaide railway station building on North Terrace, Adelaide, the cas ...

(inside the historic station building) *Old Parliament House - the original South Australian Parliament building * Parliament House **The

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia's first multi-purpose arts centre and the home of South Australia's performing arts, was built in the 1970s, designed by Hassell Architects. The Festival Theatre opened in June 1973 with the rest of the centr ...

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 wer ...

are behind Parliament House, between North Terrace and the River Torrens – also accessible from King William Road ''(

King William Road King William Street is the part of a major arterial road that traverses the CBD and centre of Adelaide, continuing as King William Road to the north of North Terrace and south of Greenhill Road; between South Terrace and Greenhill Road it i ...

)'' *

Government House Government House is the name of many of the official residences of governors-general, governors and lieutenant-governors in the Commonwealth and the remaining colonies of the British Empire. The name is also used in some other countries. Gover ...

, the official residence of the

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** The historic

Torrens Parade Ground Torrens Parade Ground, which includes the former Torrens Training Depot and Drill Hall, is a former military facility located in Adelaide, South Australia. Location and description The Parade Ground lies behind Government House, between King Wi ...

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 Nort ...

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 l ...

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

South Australian Museum The South Australian Museum is a natural history museum and research institution in Adelaide, South Australia, founded in 1856 and owned by the Government of South Australia. It occupies a complex of buildings on North Terrace in the cultu ...

Art Gallery of South Australia The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA), established as the National Gallery of South Australia in 1881, is located in Adelaide. It is the most significant visual arts museum in the Australian state of South Australia. It has a collection of ...

(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 the " great hall" of the University of Adelaide, located in the university grounds and facing North Terrace, Adelaide. The building is on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate and the South Australian Heritage Register ...

is opposite

Pulteney Street Pulteney Street is a main road which runs north-south through the middle of the eastern half of the Adelaide city centre, in Adelaide, South Australia. It runs north-south from North Terrace, through Hindmarsh and Hurtle Squares, to South ...

, 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. ** Napier 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 Frome Road is a connecting road in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. It starts from North Terrace in the Adelaide city centre, running in a northerly direction past the University of South Australia, the site of the old Royal Adela ...

)'' *The old

Adelaide Botanic Gardens The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a public garden at the north-east corner of the Adelaide city centre, in the Adelaide Park Lands. It encompasses a fenced garden on North Terrace (between Lot Fourteen, the site of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital ...

''(

East Terrace __NOTOC__ East Terrace marks the eastern edge of the Adelaide city centre. It is one of the main north–south thoroughfares through the east side of the city. Although the terrace essentially runs north–south between North Terrace and Sout ...

)'' *Adelaide Botanic Gardens *

National Wine Centre of Australia The National Wine Centre of Australia (commonly the "Wine Centre") is a public exhibition building about winemaking and its industry in South Australia, opened in 2001. It contains an interactive permanent exhibition of winemaking, introducing ...

South Side of North Terrace

Starting at West Terrace and travelling east, the southern side of the street includes: ''(

)'' *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) ''(

bridge)'' *The historic Holy Trinity Church (Anglican) *Assorted accommodation, businesses and government offices *The Dame

Roma Mitchell Dame Roma Flinders Mitchell, (2 October 1913 – 5 March 2000) was an Australian lawyer, judge and state governor. She was the first woman to hold a number of positions in Australia – the country's first woman judge, the first woman to be a ...

building *Assorted accommodation and various Adelaide head offices (e.g. MyBudget,

Origin Energy Origin Energy an ASX listed public company with headquarters in Sydney. It is a major integrated electricity generator, and electricity and natural gas retailer. It operates Australia’s largest coal-fired power station at Lake Macquarie, New ...

) ''( King William Street)'' *The former Adelaide head office of the Westpac Bank *The exclusive, historic and discreetly labelled

Adelaide Club The Adelaide Club is an exclusive gentlemen's club situated on North Terrace in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. Founded in 1863, the club comprises members of the Adelaide Establishment. South Australian Club (1838–1843) An ea ...

(for gentlemen) *The Myer Centre, part of the

Rundle Mall Rundle Mall is a pedestrian street mall located in Adelaide, South Australia. It was opened as a pedestrian mall in September 1976 by closing the section of Rundle Street between King William Street and Pulteney Street, to vehicular traffic. ...

shopping precinct *The exclusive, historic and unlabelled

Queen Adelaide Club The Queen Adelaide Club is an exclusive women's club, similar to a gentlemen's club, in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. It is named for Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, after whom the city of Adelaide was named. Founded in 1909, the c ...

(for ladies) *"Gawler Chambers", the former Adelaide offices of the

South Australian Company The South Australian Company, also referred to as the South Australia Company, was formed in London on 9 October 1835, after the '' South Australia (Foundation) Act 1834'' had established the new British Province of South Australia, with the S ...

''(

Gawler Place Gawler Place is a single-lane road in the city centre of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It runs north to south from North Terrace to Wakefield Street, parallel to and approximately midway between King William and Pulteney Streets. ...

)'' *Assorted businesses and medical practices * David Jones, part of the

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) ''(

)'' *Various buildings occupied by the University of Adelaide *The historic and architecturally elaborate Freemasons' Hall, designed by John Quintin Bruce, a prominent Adelaide architect, who also designed Electra House in King William Street and

Carclew Carclew House, one of Britain's lost houses, was a large Palladian country house near Mylor in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was situated at approximately three miles north of Falmouth. Carclew House was for some generations owne ...

Montefiore Hill Montefiore Hill is a small hill in North Adelaide, South Australia, which affords a view over the Adelaide city centre. Location and description The hill lies within the northern Adelaide Parklands, within the area known as Park 26: Adelaide O ...

. *The Waterhouse house *Assorted businesses *The First

Church of Christ, Scientist The Church of Christ, Scientist was founded in 1879 in Boston, Massachusetts, by Mary Baker Eddy, author of '' Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,'' and founder of Christian Science. The church was founded "to commemorate the word an ...

("Christian Scientist" Church) ''(Frome Street)'' *Assorted businesses *The historic Ayers House *19th century Terrace houses *The historic Botanic Hotel ''(

)'' * Parkland

Glenelg tram extensions

In October 2007, the extension of the

Glenelg tram line The Glenelg tram line is a tram/ light rail line in Adelaide. Apart from a short street-running section in Glenelg, the line has its own reservation, with minimal interference from road traffic. The service is free in the city centre and a ...

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 The Adelaide Entertainment Centre (AEC) is an indoor arena located in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is used for sporting and entertainment events. It is the principal venue for concerts, events and attractions for audiences bet ...

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 South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. ...

Image:Hawke Building, UniSA.jpg , The Hawke Building, part of the

UniSA The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a public research university in the Australian state of South Australia. It is a founding member of the Australian Technology Network of universities, and is the largest university in South Australi ...

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

, 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

building - main entrance Image:Adelaide parliament house.JPG , Parliament House 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

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 of ...

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

File:Adelaide Club.JPG , The

, 165 North Terrace File:Queen Adelaide Club.JPG , The

, cnr North Terrace and Stephens Place Image:Adelaide War Memorial.jpg ,

National War Memorial (South Australia) The National War Memorial is a monument on the north edge of the city centre of Adelaide, South Australia, commemorating those who served in the First World War. Opened in 1931, the memorial is located on the corner of North Terrace and Kintor ...

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 A national library is established by the government of a nation to serve as the pre-eminent repository of information for that country. Unlike public libraries, they rarely allow citizens to borrow books. Often, they include numerous rare, valuab ...

, 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 batting average of 99.94 has bee ...

collection File:J150W EdwardVII 2010-04 0224.JPG , Statue of Edward VII in front of the Institute Building Image:AdelaideStateLibraryComplexAug08.jpg ,

entrance to Spence Wing Image:AdelaideMortlockLibraryAug08.jpg , Mortlock Wing of the State Library Image:SouthAustralianMuseumComplexAug08.jpg ,

Complex Image:AGSAfront.jpg ,

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 during ...

& the

of Music,

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

& the Elder Conservatorium of Music,

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

Image:Bonython Hall.jpg ,

(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)

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