Gardens Point is the southernmost area of the

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that forms the

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, Queensland, Australia. It is located immediately south of Alice Street and is bounded by the

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on its other three sides. Historically a convict farm that supplied a variety of food crops for the fledgling

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, Gardens Point would eventually become an experimental botanical reserve, and then gardens and parkland for the citizens of Brisbane. It is also a hub of politics and education, hosting important institutions such as the

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and the chancellery and inner-city campus of the

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. The

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lies immediately to the north of the point. Gardens Point is occupied by: * the City Botanic Gardens, from which its name is derived * the Riverstage * the Queensland Parliamentary Complex * the Gardens Point campus of the Queensland University of Technology * Old Government House

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grow on the southern and western banks of the point. The eastern bank along the Botanical Gardens contains a pedestrian promenade. Gardens Point is connected to

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via the Goodwill Bridge, while the Captain Cook Bridge runs along the western bank of the point connecting the City and Kangaroo Point.

Gallery

Image:GoodwillBridge.jpg, Goodwill Bridge, Brisbane Image:City-Gardens-4.jpg, Brisbane City Botanic Gardens Image:George-Street-entrance-to-the-QUT.jpg, Entrance to QUT Gardens Point campus with Parliament House at right (view from corner of George and Alice Streets) Image:QUT-CityCat-terminal.jpg, Mangroves at the QUT CityCat terminal image:QUT Boardwalk through the mangroves IMG 6818 (2056679120).jpg, Gardens Point: Boardwalk through the mangroves image: QUT Old Government House IMG 8224 (3602286909).jpg, Old Government House, QUT Gardens Point

References

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