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Guide Location: Australia » Adelaide
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 9
Tour Duration: 2 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 3.7 km
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 9
Tour Duration: 2 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 3.7 km
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Author: Jane
Adelaide is a beautiful city adorned with important monuments, statues, towers and squares. This tour will guide you to the most significant landmarks, which much loved by the Australian people and popular with tourists. Many of the monuments were built in the 19th century, but have been kept in very good condition.
Tour Stops and Attractions
1) Hurtle Square
Each of the four sides of Hurtle Square has a word-statue from The Forest Of Dreams. The square is named after an early Resident Commissioner who helped founded South Australia, James Hurtle Fisher. He was the first to organize the local constitution and collect registers of birth, marriage and death.
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2) Queen Victoria Monument
The monument dedicated to Great Britain’s Queen Victoria is located in the center of Victoria Square. Considered one of the greatest historical figures, the period during her reign was one of progress and expansion.
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3) Victoria Square Fountain - Three Rivers
The Three Rivers Fountain represents the three rivers of Adelaide, the Murray, Torrens and the Onkaparinga. The fountain, located in the center of the city, is dedicated to Colonel William Light, a city founder.
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4) Rundle Mall Four Pigs Statues
If you visit Rundle Mall you will meet four lifelike adorable pig statues. Because it is an unusual city adornment, it has become quite popular. This whimsical sculpture depicts Oliver, Horatio, Augusta and Truffles fooling around.
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5) Boer War Memorial
The Boer War Memorial is dedicated to victims of the Second Boer War, from 1899 to 1902. On each side of the 12 foot granite pedestal is a bronze plaque on which the names of 59 South Australians who died in the war are inscribed. Standing in front of the Adelaide Government House, it is considered one of the city’s most important statues.
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6) Elder Park Rotunda
The Elder Park Rotunda was officially opened on November 28, 1882, with 2,000 guests taking part in the ceremony. A special song, composed for the occasion, called The Rotunda March was performed. It has a splendid panoramic view of Torrens Lake with a fountain and special lighting display. The Rotunda has been the venue of Saturday concerts for many years.
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7) City Bridge Adelaide
City Bridge was built to ease transportation and as an extension of King William Street. It crosses the Torrens River, which gets its name for its history of destroying bridges. The first attempt to bridge the river was made in 1837, though the present City Bridge was officially opened on April 25, 1877.
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8) Don Bradman Statue
The Don Bradman Statue, standing in front of Adelaide Oval, became famous in 1930 after a record-breaking performance. Since than he has been an icon of Australian cricket, with a reputation that grew beyond the sport. As a tribute, the Australian Commonwealth Treasury issued coins with Bradman's image.
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9) Colonel's Light Vision Statue
Then statue of Colonel Light, a founder of Adelaide, depicts the legendary moment when Light was pointing from Montefiore Hill at the future spot where Adelaide’s center would be. Today, his city plan is called Light's Vision. His body is buried under the statue bearing his name in Light Square.
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