"Light's Vision", Montefiore Hill

Adelaide, "City of Squares"

Map of Adelaide

The first surveyor-general of Adelaide, South Australia, Colonel William Light designed a layout and development programme for the city. This project is now known as Light's Vision. Legend has it that William Light stood on Montefiore Hill (in North Adelaide) in 1837, pointed at what would one day become the central business district of Adelaide, and immediately began planning the city. This moment is commemorated by a statue on Montefiore Hill (moved from its original Victoria Square position in 1938), pointing at the City of Adelaide below. One noticeable aspect of Light's plan was that the city was laid out in squares, creating a grid-like pattern that has been an asset to the city in recent times; reducing the possibility of congestion, or grid-lock. Image File history File links {ree] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links {ree] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1440x1080, 235 KB)Template:Freeuse This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1440x1080, 235 KB)Template:Freeuse This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1818, 777 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1818, 777 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Colonel William Light Colonel William Light (1786 - 1839) was born in Kuala Kedah, Malaya in 1786, an illegitimate son of Captain Francis Light, the Governor of Penang, and Martina Rozells, the so-called Princess of Kedah of mixed Siamese-Portuguese descent. ... North Adelaide is the predominately residential suburb north of the River Torrens but within the Adelaide Parklands. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Downtown Honolulu in Hawaii, United States, an example of an urban downtown district Central business district (CBD) and downtown are terms referring to the commercial heart of a city. ... Victoria Square is a public square located in the centre of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. ...

Light's decision on Adelaide's location was initially unpopular among the settlers, including with South Australia's first governor, John Hindmarsh, but Light persisted and eventually managed to convince Hindmarsh. Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Captain John Hindmarsh, KH, RN was the first Governor of South Australia, from 28 December 1836 to 16 July 1838. ...

External links

• South Australia Central
• South Australian Tourism Commission
• City of Adelaide

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