Queen Victoria Gunpowder Magazine
Carriage Drive and Upper Domain Road, Queen’s Domain, Hobart

Photographer: Nina Hamilton

Photographer: Nina Hamilton

Photographer: Nina Hamilton

Photographer: Nina Hamilton

Photographer: Nina Hamilton

Photographer: Nina Hamilton
Built: 1851
Tucked away and almost hidden on the Queen’s Domain, the historic Victoria Gunpowder Magazine was built in 1851 with vaulted ceilings and a similarly shaped basement. An extra bay was added in 1861. It was used as an explosives magazine up until 1970.
Open: 10 am – 4pm
Locations
Domain
Hobart
Building Types
Army Barracks
Fort
Architectural Period
Mid-Twentieth Century (1940-1960)
Features
Heritage
History of Hobart
Accessibilities
Level Changes
Uneven Surfaces
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