Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide [B 1618/1-7] • Photograph

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

A pond in the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, featuring the 'Venus rising from the sea' statue

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

Interior view of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Palm House, showing its tessellated tiled floor

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

Interior view of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Palm House, featuring its tesselated floor. Light filters through the intricate patterns of the roof structure

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

Water feature in Adelaide Botanic Gardens Palm House, showing the leaves of Victoria Regia, a water lily named after Queen Victoria

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

A group of flamingoes at the Zoological Gardens

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

A view from the Adelaide Zoological Gardens showing the elephant, 'Miss Siam', carrying a group of people in a howdah. Some pelicans appear in the foreground. 'Miss Siam' was the first elephant in the Adelaide Zoo, imported by Sir Thomas Elder, who was then President of the Zoological and Acclimatization Society. Her skeleton is preserved in the South Australian Museum.

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide

A view from the Adelaide Zoological Gardens showing the elephant, 'Miss Siam', carrying a group of people in a howdah. Some pelicans appear in the foreground. 'Miss Siam' was the first elephant in the Adelaide Zoo, imported by Sir Thomas Elder, who was then President of the Zoological and Acclimatization Society. Her skeleton is preserved in the South Australian Museum.