Franklin Square (Hobart)

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Franklin Square
Lascar Franklin Square (Hobart) (4552530076).jpg
TypePublic space
LocationHobart, Tasmania, Australia
Coordinates42°53′00″S 147°19′49″E / 42.883340°S 147.330248°E / -42.883340; 147.330248Coordinates: 42°53′00″S 147°19′49″E / 42.883340°S 147.330248°E / -42.883340; 147.330248
Created1863-1866[1]
Operated byHobart City Council
OpenAll year
Public transit accessHobart Bus Mall

Franklin Square is an oak-lined public space in Central Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is named after Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), the Arctic explorer and former Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (as Tasmania was then known); the centrepiece of the park is a statue of Franklin, with an epitaph by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.[2] It and Hobart Town Hall were built on the site of the former government house of Tasmania.[3] It is on the Tasmanian Heritage Register.[4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Franklin Square Main Report" (PDF).[dead link]
  2. ^ "Franklin, Sir John (1786–1847)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Government Houses 111 Hobart Town" (PDF). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Tasmanian Heritage Register" (PDF). heritage.tas.gov.au. Heritage Tasmania. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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