National Rose Gardens

The National Rose Gardens are heritage-listed located in , a suburb of , in the of . Conceived in 1926 and opened in 1933, they were Australia's first national gardening project and were planned as a physical expression of the principle of cooperation between the Commonwealth and the States.
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  • Type: Garden
  • Description: rose garden in Canberra, Australia
  • Also known as: “National Rose Garden”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia.

Library
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The , formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing… is situated 640 metres north of National Rose Gardens.

Arts center
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The , formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia and one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. is situated 440 metres east of National Rose Gardens.

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The is a permanent protest occupation site as a focus for representing the political rights of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people. is situated 170 metres northwest of National Rose Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and South Canberra.

Neighborhood
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The National Triangle, also known as the , is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most important buildings.

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If it's your first time in and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be . Sometimes referred to as the inner south, houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…

Neighborhood
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The , also referred to as Russell or RO, is a complex of office buildings located in , a suburb of , Australia, constituting the seat of the Department of Defence and part of the administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force.

National Rose Gardens

Latitude
-35.3019° or 35° 18′ 7″ south
Longitude
149.13205° or 149° 7′ 55″ east
Open location code
4RPFM4XJ+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 209006085
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
Wiki­data ID
Q6978145
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