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Treasury Gardens | |
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Type | Urban park |
Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Coordinates | 37°48′51″S 144°58′34″E / 37.814158°S 144.976194°E |
Area | 5.8 ha (14 acres) |
Opened | 1867 |
Operated by | City of Melbourne |
Open | All year |
Status | Open |
Paths | Sealed |
Terrain | Flat |
Vegetation | Australian Native, Lawns, Non-native traditional gardens |
Public transit access | Parliament railway station Tram routes 48, 75 |
Facilities | Toilets, Drinking Fountains, Seating |
Type | Historic |
Designated | 21 October 1980 |
Reference no. | 100641 |
Type | State Registered Place |
Designated | 11 December 2003 |
Reference no. | H1887[1] |
Heritage Overlay number | HO917 [1] |
The Treasury Gardens consist of 5.8 hectares (14 acres) on the south-eastern side of the Melbourne central business district, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The gardens are bounded by Wellington Parade, Spring Street, Treasury Place, and by the Fitzroy Gardens across Lansdowne street to the west. They form part of a network of city gardens including Fitzroy Gardens, Carlton Gardens, Flagstaff Gardens and Kings Domain. The gardens are listed on the Australian National Heritage List and the Victorian Heritage Register for their historical, archaeological, social, "aesthetic and scientific (horticultural) importance for its outstanding nineteenth century design, path layout and planting".[2]