QUEENSLAND'S GERMAN CONNECTIONS - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

Transformation : Queensland

image: brisbane / shutterstock.com australia post stamp: igor golovniov / shutterstock.com

This pair of aerial views, taken looking southeast along the South Brisbane Reach of the Brisbane River 30 years apart, shows (top) the Expo’88 site early on the day of its official opening, as crowds build under the arches to the right of the QPAC complex, and (below) the lasting legacy of Brisbane’s ‘coming-of-age party’ – the recreational, entertainment and dining precinct, complete

with lifeguard-manned ‘City Beach’ lagoon, of the South Bank Parklands. Expo’88 aerial view and Queensland Pavilion images Copyright State of Queensland

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