Great Court, University of Queensland
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Great Court is a heritage-listed university colonnade at the University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John (Jack) Hennessy and built from 1937 to 1979. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 8 March 2002.[1]
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Location | University of Queensland, St Lucia, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 27.4968°S 153.0133°E / -27.4968; 153.0133 |
Design period | 1919–1930s (interwar period) |
Built | 1937–1979 |
Built for | University of Queensland |
Architect | John Francis (Jack) Hennessy |
Owner | University of Queensland |
Official name | University of Queensland, Great Court Complex |
Type | state heritage (built, landscape) |
Designated | 8 March 2002 |
Reference no. | 601025 |
Significant period | 1920s–1940s (historical) 1930s–1970s (fabric) 1930s–ongoing (social) |
Significant components | decorative features, tower, library – building, cloister/s, decorative finishes, classroom/classroom block/teaching area |
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