South Bank
South Bank is a cultural, social, educational and recreational precinct in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The precinct is located in the suburb of South Brisbane, on the southern bank of the Brisbane River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: willislim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: precinct of Brisbane
- Also known as: “South Bank, Queensland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wheel of Brisbane and Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
Wheel of Brisbane
Ferris wheel
Photo: Juicedpixels, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wheel of Brisbane is an observation wheel in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is 60 metres tall. It was erected in 2008 at the northern entrance to South Bank Parklands, the transformed World Expo 88 site by the Brisbane River, as part of the 20th anniversary of World Expo 88 and the 150th anniversary of the State of Queensland 1859–2009 celebrations.
Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Arts center
Photo: Joe Gatling, CC BY 2.0.
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre is a performing arts centre located on the corner of Melbourne Street and Grey Street in Brisbane's South Bank precinct.
Cremorne Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Rod mcinnes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cremorne Theatre was a theatre in South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia that operated, with interruptions, from 1911 to 1954. Although nothing remains of it today, the general location retains its cultural significance from the first half of the twentieth century as a theatre precinct, thanks to the nearby construction of Queensland Performing Arts Centre in 1985.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brisbane and Clarence Corner.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the state capital of Queensland. Large enough to be cosmopolitan yet small enough to be friendly and accessible, Brisbane is a 'garden metropolis', famous for its leafy, open spaces and the pleasant pace of life that unfolds between the zig-zags of its iconic river.
Clarence Corner
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Clarence Corner is the junction of Stanley Street and Annerley Road in Woolloongabba/South Brisbane in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It gives its name to the local area.
West End
Suburb
Photo: Misaochan2, CC BY 4.0.
West End is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, West End had a population of 14,730 people. The Aboriginal name for the area is Kurilpa, which means place of the water rat.
South Bank
- Categories: precinct and locality
- Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-27.47625° or 27° 28′ 35″ southLongitude
153.02188° or 153° 1′ 19″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
5R4MG2FC+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 629166096OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Italian—“South Bank” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Հարավային ափ”
- Chinese: “南岸”
- Chinese: “布利斯本南岸”
- Chinese: “布里斯本南岸”
- Chinese: “布里斯班南岸”
- Esperanto: “South Bank”
- Greek: “Σάουθ Μπανκ, Κουίνσλαντ”
- Greek: “Σάουθ Μπανκ”
- Italian: “South Bank (Brisbane)”
- Italian: “South Bank”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “South Bank”. Photo: willislim, CC BY-SA 2.0.