Elizabeth Quay (Elizabeth Quay Train Station) is located on the Swan River (Swan River) in Perth, the capital of Western Australia. it is a comprehensive city square which integrates wharf, tourism, commerce, housing and so on.
Elizabeth Quay was located in the waters of the Swan River before the British colonists arrived. After being filled up by the British and reclaimed into the green grass Cece's riverside reserve (Esplanade Reserve), for more than a hundred years, Western Australia government, amid a variety of opposition waves, decided to dig it up and build it into a new landmark area connecting the center of Perth with the Swan River.
Elizabeth Quay was founded in April 2012 and officially opened to the public on January 29, 2016. it took nearly four years and cost about A $440 million. The Elizabeth Quay, which has been built and opened to the outside world, is mainly in and around the public domain, including the children's amusement park (Island Playground), BHP Billiton water spray Square (BHP Billiton Water Park) and some public art statues on the (Elizabeth Quay Island), Island of (Elizabeth Quay Bridge), Elizabeth Quay, the Elizabeth Quay Bridge. Such as the 29-meter-high Spanda (Spanda), 5-meter-high first contact with (First Contact), Western Australia's famous feminist event (Bessie Rischbieth, 1874) statues and headphone sculptures with 200000 students' signatures.
The Elizabeth Quay Bridge is Elizabeth Quay's most prominent landmark. The 110m-long pedestrian bridge straddles the entrance to the Swan River in wharf Bay, connecting the promenade to the west of wharf and the central island in the east. The bridge deck is 5 meters wide, with bicycle lanes and footpaths, and the whole bridge is in the shape of S. In the two sections of the bridge with the largest Radian, the huge steel arms with bow shape are stretched out in midair, and the corresponding bridge deck below is suspended with steel wire, so there are only three piers supporting two steel arms on the entrance surface to facilitate ferries to enter and leave wharf, while standing on the bridge can see the panoramic view of the whole Perth prosperous urban area. The Elizabeth Quay Bridge is described by government in Western Australia as "a unique landscape added to the Perth skyline."
Founded in 2000 on (Barrack Square), Barak Square on the east side of Elizabeth Quay, (The Bell Tower) is one of the most famous landmarks of Perth. The tower is 82 meters high and the left and right wing is like a pair of swan wings. The shape is unique. 18 clocks from all over the United Kingdom are collected and formed into groups to play different music as people hit the clock.
Statues on Elizabeth Quay:
- The statue of Spanda (Spanda):, 29 meters high, is a set of rings that expand toward the sky. The six rings symbolize the ripples of water, and gradually expand into the sky one after another. Western Australian artist Devietri (Christian de Vietri), author of the sculpture, says it also symbolizes the link between the earth, the sky and the river. Spanda is from Sanskrit, meaning "the initial fretting of the universe";
- The first contact with (First Contact):, located on the west side of the Elizabeth Quay Bridge, is five meters high and is a huge seabirk that flutters its wings upright on board. Designed by aboriginal artist (Laurel Nannup), it tells the little-known story of aborigines seeing British colonists sail in for the first time. It is reported that when the British colonists landed on the coast of Western Australia, the aborigines believed that the ships had returned from the sea with their ancient ancestors.
Tips：
- (WADay), the first Monday in June every year, is a public holiday in Western Australia to commemorate June 1, 1829, when the first British colonists settled in the Swan River Colony. On this day, Elizabeth Quay will have concert, parade, bazaars and other activities. If it happens to be in Perth, don't miss it.
