Fitzroy Gardens
The Fitzroy Gardens are 26 hectares (64 acres) located on the southeastern edge of the Melbourne central business district in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The gardens are bounded by Clarendon Street, Albert Street, Lansdowne Street, and Wellington Parade with the Treasury Gardens across Lansdowne street to the west.
| Fitzroy Gardens | |
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Late afternoon sunlight on the Gardens | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 37.8125641°S 144.9803925°E |
| Area | 26 ha (64 acres) |
| Opened | 1848 |
| 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 |
Victorian Heritage Register | |
| Official name | Fitzroy Gardens |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | August 26, 1999 |
| Reference no. | H1834 |
| Heritage Overlay number | HO883 |
The gardens are one of the major Victorian era landscaped gardens in Australia and add to Melbourne's claim to being the garden city of Australia. Set within the gardens are an ornamental lake, a scarred tree, a visitor information centre and cafe, a conservatory, Cooks' Cottage (a house where the parents of James Cook lived, brought from England in the 1930s), tree-lined avenues, a model Tudor village, a band pavilion, a rotunda, the "Fairies' Tree", fountains and sculptures.