Everything about Queen Street Brisbane totally explained
Queen Street in
Brisbane,
Queensland,
Australia, is one of the city's major streets. It the city's central
road, partly covered by a pedestrian
mall called the
Queen Street Mall. Queen Street ends at the
Victoria Bridge and is bounded by two of the
Brisbane River's central reaches. Uptown at the top of the mall is
George Street.
The western part of the street is covered by a new plaza at the base of
Brisbane Square and underneath part of the western half is the
Queen Street Bus Station.
Queen Street is heavily built up with
arcades,
shops,
hotels,
offices and
apartment high-rises such
Brisbane Square,
Central Plaza,
Aurora Tower,
Conrad Treasury Casino,
Wintergarden,
Broadway on the Mall,
The Myer Centre and
QueensPlaza.
Queen Street is also historically significant as it contains
MacArthur Central, the building in which the
American
General Douglas MacArthur had his South West Pacific headquarters (from July 1942 to November 1944) during
World War II and directed the Allied Forces World War II campaign. The former AMP building was later renamed MacArthur Central as a tribute to General Douglas MacArthur.
Queen Street is also the location of Brisbane's
General Post Office
The next street parallel to the south is
Elizabeth Street, while
Adelaide Street is next towards the north.
Photos of Queen Street
Image:Central-Station-and-Anzac-Square-from-Brisbane-GPO.jpg|Queen Street — as seen from Brisbane GPO, showing Post Office Square and Central Station
Image:Queens-Plaza-Queen-Street-Mall.jpg|Queen Street and Queen Street Mall, at the T-intersection with Edward Street, showing the QueensPlaza building
Image:Brisbane-casino.jpg|Queen Street and Queen Street Mall, at the George Street intersection, showing the Treasury Casino building
Image:The-MacArthur-Building.jpg|MacArthur Central (the building in which General Douglas MacArthur had his Brisbane headquarters during World War II — Queen Street façade.
Image:MacArthur-Building.jpg|MacArthur Central (the building in which General Douglas MacArthur had his Brisbane headquarters during World War II — Queen Street façade.
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