The Queens Domain, also known as The Domain to locals, is a small hilly area of bushland just north-east of the CBD of Hobart,

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, Australia, alongside the Derwent River. It is traditionally land that "belongs to the people", as commissioned by the Governor in 1860. On the side of the hill facing the river sits

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, one of the finest in the

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, and the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. Nearby was the original location of the now closed

Hobart Zoo The Hobart Zoo (also known as Beaumaris Zoo) was an old-fashioned zoological garden located on the Queen's Domain in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The Zoo site is very close to the site of the Tasmanian Governor's House, and the Botanical Gar ...

. Closer to the city, several sporting complexes are located, including the

Hobart Aquatic Centre The Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre is a major, $17 million aquatic sporting facility located upon the Queens Domain, within less than 1 kilometre of the CBD of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia. The venue has hosted the Aus ...

Hobart International Tennis Centre The Domain Tennis Centre is the premier tennis facility in the state of Tasmania, Australia. It is located on the Queens Domain less than 1 kilometre from the CBD of Hobart. The Hobart International Tennis Centre has 6 plexicushion hardcou ...

the Domain Athletic Centre, and the Hobart TCA Ground. The Hobart Cenotaph is also located on the Queens Domain. The north-west face, along with most of the area, is covered in

bushland In Australia, bushland is a blanket term for land which supports remnant vegetation or land which is disturbed but still retains a predominance of the original floristics and structure. Human survival in bushland has a whole mythology evolvin ...

, as well as a few small community halls, picnic areas, barbecues and a community green.Sheridan, Gwenda M. & Hobart (Tas.). & Austral Archaeology. (2002) Queens Domain Cultural Heritage Management Plan. Part 2, Historical landscape of Queens Domain, Hobart / Gwenda Sheridan & Austral Archaeology Hobart City Council, Hobart, Tas.

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