Heritage

National heritage

Adelaide Park Lands and City Layout, South Australia

Adelaide Parklands. Credit: Philip Wright

The Adelaide Park Lands and City Layout is widely regarded as a masterwork of urban design and signifies a turning point in the settlement of Australia. It was the first place in Australia to be planned and developed, not as a penal settlement or military outpost, but as a place for free settlers.

The area received Australia's highest heritage honour when it was included in the National Heritage List on 7 November 2008.

Adelaide Parklands. Photo: Philip Wright

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