The University of Adelaide is a public research university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. The university's main campus is located on North Terrace in the Adelaide city centre, adjacent to the Art Gallery of South Australia, the South Australian Museum, and the State Library of South Australia.
The founders of the Adelaide University (1875 engraving, Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers)
Exhibition Building demolished in the 1960s
Mitchell Building from front, 2008.
Mitchell Bldg & Mortlock Library c.1882
Adelaide is the capital and largest city of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna. The area of the city centre and surrounding Park Lands is called Tarndanya in the Kaurna language.
Image: Adelaide skyline, December 2022
Image: Adelaide, Australia (February 2017) (33505366456) (cropped)
Image: St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide, Southeast view 20230214 1
Image: Adelaide General Post Office (cropped)