Royal Sydney Botanical Gardens - The Government Domain - Sydney - New South Wales
At a glance
- Location: Farm Cove, beside the Domain, Sydney; the Palace Gardens section lies along Macquarie Street / Conservatorium Road
- Founded: 1816 under Governor Lachlan Macquarie; Australia’s oldest scientific institution
- Governor Phillip Fountain: by Achille Simonetti; unveiled by Viscount Hampden on 22 June 1897 (plaque and sign above)
- Palace Garden Gates: erected 1889 near the site of the Garden Palace, built for the 1879 Sydney International Exhibition and destroyed by fire in 1882 (RAHS plaque)
- Palace Rose Garden: opened 2006; pavilion of 1897 by Government Architect Walter Liberty Vernon (sign above)
- Heritage: NSW State Heritage Register (Royal Botanic Garden and Domain)
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EDUCATION
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COMMER[?CE]
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CAPTAIN ARTHUR PHILLIP R.N.
FIRST GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES
1788–1792
THIS MONUMENT WAS UNVEILED BY
THE RT. HON. VISCOUNT HAMPDEN, NINETEENTH GOVERNOR
ON THE 22ND JUNE 1897
THAT BEING THE DATE OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE COMPLETION OF THE
SIXTIETH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF
HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA
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CAPTAIN ARTHUR PHILLIP R.N.
FIRST GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES
1788–1792
THIS MONUMENT WAS UNVEILED BY
THE RT. HON. VISCOUNT HAMPDEN, NINETEENTH GOVERNOR
ON THE 22ND JUNE 1897
THAT BEING THE DATE OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE COMPLETION OF THE
SIXTIETH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF
HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA
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JUSTICE
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AGRICULTURE
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Restored to its former glory
The Governor Phillip Fountain is the only large neo-classical fountain in Sydney and was the most expensive public sculpture produced in Australia in the 19th century. It was unveiled on 22 June 1897.
Crafted from Italian bronze and marble, it took seven years to complete and cost £14 000 (at the time, the Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens annual salary was only £550).
Who knows what motivated the composition of large mythological figures representing mining, agriculture, commerce and navigation and self-conscious Australian motifs? Look closely and you will find wheat, sheep and waratahs and also four small bas-reliefs of Aborigines.
All this in honour of the towering figure of Captain Arthur Phillip, first Governor of New South Wales.
Conservation of the monument was generously supported by the Department of Public Works and Services through the Minister’s Stonework Program.
Photo caption: Conservator Lisa Addison removes decades of grime from one of the Fountain’s bronze figures, ‘Agriculture’.
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GAR · DEN
[Note: the lettering sits either side of the medallion on the gate pier.]
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PAL · ACE
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INTERNATIONAL ★ EXHIBITION ★ [?M].D[?CCC].LXXIX ★ SYDNEY N.S.W.
ORTA RECENS QUAM PURA NITES
[Note: medallion of the 1879 Sydney International Exhibition, showing the Garden Palace. The motto is that of New South Wales: “Newly risen, how brightly you shine”.]
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INTERNATIONAL ★ EXHIBITION ★ [?M].D[?CCC].LXXIX ★ SYDNEY N.S.W.
ORTA RECENS QUAM PURA NITES
[Note: medallion of the 1879 Sydney International Exhibition, showing the Garden Palace. The motto is that of New South Wales: “Newly risen, how brightly you shine”.]
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PAL · ACE
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PALACE GARDEN
GATES
In 1882 fire destroyed the Garden Palace, built for the Sydney International Exhibition of 1879 near this site. These gates, erected in 1889, show the dome and towers of the Exhibition Building.
RAHS
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Palace Rose Garden
The Palace Rose Garden contains around 1700 roses and provides visitors with a range of experiences. Traditional design elements, such as hedges and perennials, have been used in conjunction with standard, weeping and bush roses. Roses with striking, bold colours have been planted in an exciting and diverse range of bed shapes and sizes. The air is filled with a sense of romance, which only a combination of red, pink and white roses can provide.
This Garden is set in part of the old Palace Gardens, site of the massive Garden Palace that was built to house the Great International Exhibition of 1879 – 80, and which was totally destroyed by fire in 1882.
The Palace Rose Garden was proudly funded by the Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation. The Botanic Gardens Trust would like to thank the many individuals and companies whose valuable contributions to the Foundation have made the construction of this garden possible. Special thanks are given to Mr Bruce Arnott for his generosity and enthusiasm.
The Palace Rose Garden (2006) was designed and planted by staff of the Botanic Gardens Trust. Some of the surrounding garden beds contain plants related to roses, members of the order Rosales, in a continuation of the rose theme. The Pavilion (1897), constructed of Port Jackson sandstone, was designed by Walter Vernon, Government Architect.
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