The shining steel and simple form of Knot typifies the work of sculptor Herbert (Bert) Flugelman.

Affectionately known as the ‘Bonython bath’, this fountain stood outside the South Australian Museum from 1965 to 2005

Adelaide-born Lord Florey won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945 for his part in making the infection-fighting penicillin available

A statue to honour Matthew Flinders, the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia, was a long time coming in Adelaide

Since 1894 Queen Victoria has looked imperiously over the bustle of Victoria Square

This 1969 bronze sculpture is one of the few pieces by the renowned British artist to be found in Australia. 

One of many around the world, this statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns was unveiled in 1894

The bust of Sir Mark Oliphant on North Terrace honours an eminent scientist and the state’s first South Australian-born governor.

The bronze bust of Sir Mellis Napier, sculpted by eminent South Australian artist John Dowie, commemorates his distinguished community service, including to the law and legal profession in South Australia

A startled Venus caused consternation as Adelaide’s first public statue in 1892

Architect Louis Laybourne-Smith and sculptor George Rayner Hoff created a memorial that conveys the impact of the First World War

South Australia became the first state in Australia to build a memorial for the First World War.