Located in the Central Business District of Melbourne, the Carlton Gardens is an imposing 26 hectare park which features several significant buildings. It is home to the famous Melbourne Museum and the Royal Exhibition Building. It also allows for other forms of recreation through its award winning children’s ground as well as the tennis courts. And for those interested in something more modern the Carlton Gardens also features an Imax Cinema.
The Carlton Gardens dominates the Melbourne landscape with its size. It is bound by Rathdowne Street, Victoria Street, Carlton Street and the Nicholson Street. And due to its significance, historically as well as geographically, it is considered a World Heritage Site. It is also considered an attraction with architectural, social, aesthetical, and botanical significance.
This is also the perfect place to visit if you are an explorer of period landscape styles. It boasts an excellent example of landscape from the Victorian era. A selection of both European and Australian trees can be seen here decorating the sweeping vast lawns. Big trees such as English oak, Elms, White Poplar, Moreton Bay Figs and Cedars are complimented with elegant shrubs and colourful flower beds. The structures in the park are highlighted using trees, flowerbeds and tree-lined avenues. Also adorning the Carlton Gardens are two ornamental lakes located in its south section. The northern side is dominated by the tennis courts and the Museum. The other interesting adornment to the park is added by the three rather exquisite fountains: the French Fountain, the Exhibition Fountain and the Westgarth Drinking Fountain.
There is a fair bit of wildlife at the Carlton Gardens. The regular city birds take sanctuary in the well laid out flora and are mostly rather pleased at having human companions on and off. Ducks and ducklings add life to the ornamental lakes and Australia’s own Kookaburras and Tawny Frogmouths can be viewed in abundance.
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Thanuja Silva is a travel writer who writes under the pen name Auburn Silver. She has a passion for fashion and a deep interest in admiring new and exotic attractions around the world. Google+
