Melbourne

English: Melbourne is the capital of the Australian state of Victoria and the second-largest city of the country.

Maps and aerial views

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  Schematic grid layout plan of Hoddle's allotments for the village of Melbourne, March 1837
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  Robert Hoddle's survey of the town of Melbourne in 1837.
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  Map of Melbourne, 1885
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  Melbourne CBD aerial, 1932
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  Melbourne aerial, 1930s
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  Aerial view of Melbourne and the Yarra River, 1945
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  Aerial of Melbourne, 1956
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  Melbourne aerial, 2009
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  Melbourne CBD aerial, 2015
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  The center of Melbourne taken by the International Space Station, 2016
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  Satellite imagery of Melbourne on Port Philip Bay, pictured from the International Space Station, 2019.
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  Satellite image (2016)
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  Satellite image, September 2020

Skyline

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  The Melbourne skyline as viewed from the Rialto Observatory on Collins St
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  Melbourne CBD panorama
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  Melbourne City Skylines
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  Lake of Albert Park & Melbourne City Skyline (2006)
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  Melbourne Central Business District & Hoddle Grid
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  Eureka Tower as viewed from Rialto Towers
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  Eureka Tower with the view of Melbourne panorama towards Mount Dandenong
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  Melbourne skyline and Princes Bridge
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  Melbourne CBD
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  Melbourne CBD & Hoddle Grid
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  Melbourne CBD (View from the ground of Shrine of Remembrance)
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  Melbourne CBD (View from the top of Shrine of Remembrance)
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  Eureka Tower in Southbank
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  Eureka Tower - one of the Melbourne icons in Southbank
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  Melbourne at night
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  Melbourne at night
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  Melbourne at night
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  Melbourne at Twilight
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  The Yarra at twilight
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  Melbourne at night
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  view from Eureka tower
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  drone
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  Tallest buildings

Old Melbourne

Pre-settlement

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  Aborigines on Merri Creek by Charles Troedel
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  The Enterprize at the site of Melbourne, 1835
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  1880s Artist impression of Batman's Treaty being signed

Discovery and early Melbourne

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  Collins Street, 1839
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  Landing at Melbourne, 1840
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  Parliament House render, 1878
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  Lithograph of the 1880 International Exhibition at the Royal Exhibition Buildings
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  Joseph Reed - The Exhibition Building Melbourne 1880, from the South East Showing the Main Hall

"Marvellous Melbourne"

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  Trams on Spencer Street, 1889
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  APA Australia Building, 1900
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  Elizabeth Street, 1900
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  Paterson, Laing & Bruce Ltd, Flinders Lane, 1901
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  The Big Picture by Tom Roberts, 1903
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  Cable Tram to North Carlton, 1905
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  Federal Coffee Palace, before 1905
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  Bourke Street East by George Hyde Pownall, 1912
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  Melbourne City Baths, circa 1913–14
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  Flinders Street Station, 1927
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  Melbourne skyline, 1934
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  Collins Street, 1930s

Parks and gardens

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  Autumn in Carlton Gardens
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  Summer in Carlton Gardens
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  King's Domain and the Shrine of Remembrance
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  Royal Botanic Gardens
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  Cooks Cottage, Fitzroy Gardens
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  Treasury Gardens
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  Spring picnic, Botanic Gardens

City Landmarks

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  530 Collins Street
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  Looking down Collins Street
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  Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
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   Parliament House, on Spring Street
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  Shrine of Remembrance
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  Widow and children statue, Melbourne War Memorial
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  Legacy Garden of Appreciation - Statue of Widow & Children nearby Melbourne Shrine
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  Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne
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  Melbourne Shrine (North Perspective)
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  Melbourne Shrine (West Side)
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  Flame of the Melbourne War Memorial
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  Melbourne Observatory Building & Astrograph House (Built 1862)
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  Art Sculpture Near Observatory Cafe & The Gardens Shop
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  Melbourne Observatory Cafe & The Gardens Shop (Art Sculpture)
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  Melbourne Yarra River & MCG
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  Melbourne 2006 XVIII Commonwealth Game - Fish Boats on Yarra River
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  Swan Street Bridge and Rowing Judges Box on the Yarra River
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  Yarra River with Melbourne Skyline
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  Yarra River View at Alexandra Gardens
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  3 major buildings of Melbourne Park: 1. Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) 2. Rod Laver Arena (Australian tennis stadium) 3. Vodafone Arena (sports & entertainment venue)
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  Melbourne Yarra River from Alexandra Avenue
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  Melbourne Aquarium
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  Melbourne Central Tower
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  NAB Tower
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  Rialto Tower
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  High-Rises in Southbank of Melbourne
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  National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
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  Flinders Street Station
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  Overview of Melbourne Federation Square
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  Melbourne Federation Square
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  Melbourne Federation Square (SBS Building)
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  Federation Square Theatre
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  The Arts Centre Spire (seen from Federation Square)
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  Melbourne Arts Centre Spire
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  River of Mists & River Bank Architecture Design in Birrarung Marr Parkland
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  Deborah Halpern Art Sculpture in Birrarung Marr Parkland
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  Deborah Halpern Art Sculpture & City Skyline seen from Birrarung Marr Parkland
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  Ferris Wheel at Melbourne Queen's Park
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  Melbourne Alexandra Garden in Winter Season
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  Royal Botanic Gardens (Entrance Gate)
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  Royal Botanic Gardens (The National Herbarium Victoria - Founded in 1853)
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  Overview of Crown Casino Complex
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  Melbourne Crown Casino Complex in Southbank of the Yarra River
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  Melbourne Crown Casino Complex in Southbank of the Yarra River
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  Crown Casino Complex & Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Building (Panorama)
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  Queen's Bridge and Freshwate Place
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  Freshwater Place and Queen's Bridge
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  PriceWaterHouseCoppers & Freshwate Place in Melbourne Southbank
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  Melbourne Southbank & Sandridge Bridge
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  Sandridge Bridge (Built 1888)
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  Sandridge Bridge Built 1888 (Historical Site)
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  Sandridge Bridge (Built 1888) in Southbank End
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  Sandridge Bridge Towards Flinders Railway Station
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  Sandridge Bridge with Southbank & Northbank
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  Melbourne Rialto Towers in Northbank of the Yarra River
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  Melbourne Old Treasure House
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  Melbourne Old Treasure House Entrance Door
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  Melbourne Immigration Mesume
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  Melbourne Immigration Mesume Square
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  Victoria Government House in St Andrews Place
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  Melbourne City Town Hall in Swanston Street (The foundation stone was laid in 1887)
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  Melbourne City Town Hall (Clock Tower)
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  Melbourne State Library of Victoria
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  State Library of Victoria illuminated at night
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  State Library of Victoria La Trobe Reading Room (5th floor view)
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  State Library of Victoria (La Trobe Reading Room)
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  State Library of Victoria (Stawell Gallary)
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  State Library of Victoria (McArthur Gallary)
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  State Library of Victoria (Cowen Gallary)
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  State Library of Victoria (Exhibition of Stained Glass - William Shakespere in Dome Galleries)
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  Melbounre Museum & Royal Exhibition Building
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  Melbourne Museum
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  Melbourne Museum (Modern Architecture)
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  Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building Tulips Straight
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  Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building
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  Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building (World Heritage Site) - East Gate
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  Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building (World Heritage Site) - East Buildings
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  Trinity College
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  RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) University City Campus - Francis Ormond Building (Completed 1886)
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  Melbourne RMIT University City Campus (Statue of Francis Ormond - Public Benefactor 1829-1889)
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  Victoria University City Campus in Queens St.
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  Hotel Windsor (Built 1887), Melbourne
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  Hotel Windsor, Melbourne
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  Entrance of Hotel Windsor, Melbourne
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  Hotel Windsor (Built 1887) in Spring Street, Melbourne
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  Hotel Windsor at dusk
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  Hotel Windsor Lobby, Melbourne
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  Melbourne Old GPO Building (Built 1859-1867)
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  Melbourne Old GPO Building Arcade
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  Melbourne Old GPO Building (Shopping Mall Arcade)
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  Melbourne Old GPO Postal Hall (Shopping Mall Interior)
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  Melbourne Spring Street - Adam Lindsay Gordon Statue (1833-1870)
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  Melbourne Royal Arcade
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  The Block Arcade (Built 1893) in Collins Street
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  The Block Arcade - Interior and Shops
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  Melbourne China Town
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  Former Melbourne Magistrate's Court
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  Melbourne William Street - County Court
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  Melbourne William Street - Supreme Court
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  Melbourne William Street - Supreme Court North Side
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  Melbourne Lonsdale Street - Children's Court
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  St Michael's Uniting Church at night
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  Scots' Church exterior, Collins Street
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  Scots' Church in Collins Street
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  Scots' Church Tower, the gothic revival architecture (In 1873 the foundation stone of this building was laid)
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  Scots' Church Gate in Russell Street
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  St Patrick's Cathedral - The gothic revival architecture
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  St Patrick's Cathedral - The gothic revival architecture
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  St Patrick's Cathedral Main Entrance & Southwest Facade
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  St Patrick's Cathedral View from West Entrance
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  St Patrick's Cathedral - Irish Nationalist Leader Daniel O'Connell Statue
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  St Patrick's Cathedral - Irish Nationalist Leader Daniel O'Connell Statue
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  St Patrick's Cathedral - Interior
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  St Patrick's Cathedral Interior
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  St Patrick's Cathedral - Music Organ
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  St. Paul's Cathedral Towers
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  St. Paul's Cathedral (View from Federation Square)
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  St. Paul's Cathedral Interior Arcade
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  St. Paul's Cathedral Interior
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  St. Paul's Cathedral (the chapel in west wing of the cathedral)
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  East Melbourne Synagogue
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  Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
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  Melbourne Princess Theatre in Spring Street at dawn
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  Melbourne Princess Theatre
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  City Library building in Flinders Lane
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  The Victorian College of The Arts (Elisabeth Murdoch Building) in St Kilda Road
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  The Victorian College of The Arts (Elisabeth Murdoch Building) in St Kilda Road
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  Victoria Barracks
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  Victoria Barracks in St Kilda Road
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  St. Kilda Rd. the Statue of John Hope, the Marguess of Linlithgow - 1st Governor-General of Australia (1873-1902)
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  The Melbournian Apartment in St Kilda Road
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  The Melbournian Apartment in St Kilda Road
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  Melbourne St. Kilda Rd. & Bay View from Top of War Memorial
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  The Boutique Hotel (Charsfield Hotel) - A fine example of early St Kilda Road Victorian architecture that is classified by The National Trust
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  The Metropolis Apartment
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  The Metropolis - A Prestige Apartment in St. Kilda Road
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  YVE Apartment in St. Kilda Road - An Architecture Landmark Developed by Sundland
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  YVE Apartment - An Architecture Landmark Developed by Sundland (Seen from Albert Park)
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  Ormond Hall of RVIB Building (in the name of public benefactor Francis Ormond 1829-1889)
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  Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind with Ormond Hall in the south wing of the building
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  Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB Building) in St. Kilda Road
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  Australia & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists in St. Kilda Rd. (Victorian Terrace Style Building)
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  Wesley College in St Kilda Road (Established in 1866)
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  Melbourne Luna Park
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  Melbourne trams
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  Spencer Street Power Station under demolition
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  Southern Cross Station
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  Telstra Dome
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  Sandridge Bridge, a pedestrian footbridge across the Yarra River, Melbourne, Australia.

Transport

Main category: Transport in Melbourne

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  Yarra Trams Z-class tram beside a Melbourne Bus Link Scania bus, with a Metro Trains X'Trapolis 100 passing above
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  Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)
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  Brunswick Street
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  Southern Cross Station
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  A2 class tram no 292 operating a northbound route 64 service from East Brighton to Melbourne University along Swanston Street
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  Melbourne Central Station Platform, part of the City Loop
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  Bolte Bridge at night
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  Taxi rank on Collins Street
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  The western suburbs of Melbourne and an interchange between Western Ring Road & Calder Freeway. Near the plane wing, you can see the Essendon Airport.

Beaches

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  The bathing boxes on Dendy Street Beach with Middle Brighton pier and breakwater and the city skyline in the background
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  St Kilda Beach and Pier
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  Brighton Beach huts
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  Altona Beach
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  Mornington Harbour

Port Melbourne

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  Port Melbourne Bayside Foreshore Promenade
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  Danish Club in Beaconsfield near Port Melbourne
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  Hotel Victoria (Built 1888) in Beaconsfield near Port Melbourne
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  Heritage Building (Joshua Bros. Distillery - 1903) Converted to Beach Apartment in Port Melbourne
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  Port Melbourne Foreshore Near The Port Melbourne Yacht Club
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  Sea Change in Port Melbourne Beacon Cove
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  Leisure at Beacon Cove Port Melbourne
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  Beacon Cove & Station Pier New Development (Waterfront Restaurant) in Port Melbourne
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  New Developments at Station Pier Port Melbourne (Cafes & Restaurants)
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  Residential Development at Beacon Cove Port Melbourne
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  Bay Street Shopping Strip in Port Melbourne
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  Bay Street in Port Melbourne
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  Heritage bluestone warehouse (1864) became part of a beach apartment in Port Melbourne
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  Bay View from Port Melbourne
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  Beacon Cove Beach, Port Melbourne
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  Sapphire Princess at Station Pier, Port Melbourne (One of the largest cruise ships in the world)
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  MV Oriana at Station Pier, Port Melbourne
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  Spirit of Tasmania at Station Pier, Port Melbourne
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  HM@S Apartment in No.1 Beach Street Port Melbourne

Melbourne Suburbs

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  Lake of Albert Park & Swan
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  Albert Park - The Point Restaurant
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  Albert Park - Carousel Events Venue Entrance
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  Albert Park - Carousel Outdoor Open Space
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  Lake of Albert Park & Melbourne Skylines in the Background
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  Albert Park & Australian Grand Prix Circuit
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  Heritage Kamesburgh Gardens in Brighton
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  Heritage Kamesburgh Gadens in Brighton (Landscape)
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  Brighton Beach (Boat Houses) at Dusk
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  Sunset at Brighton Esplanade
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  Sunset and a sailing ship seen from Brighton Esplanade
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  Brighto Esplanade & Sunset
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  Deakin University Burwood Campus
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  Deakin University Burwood Campus (Central Forecourt)
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  Monash University Clayton Campus (Robert Menzies Building)
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  Monash University Clayton campus - Robert Menzies building viewed near Menzies fountain
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  Brunetti - An Italian Style Cafe in Carlton
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  Docklands – Art Sculpture Displays & Waterfront Cafes and Restaurants
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  Docklands - Waterfront City (Restaurants)
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  Docklands - Waterfront City & Bolte Bridge
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  Docklands – Wharf and Commercial & Residential Development
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  Melbourne Docklands - Yarra’s Edge at twilight
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  A panoramic view of Docklands and the city skyline from Waterfront City looking across Victoria Harbour
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  Victoria Government House - William Hains Court in East Melbourne
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  The Cairms Memorial Presbyterian Church Converted to A Modern Apartment in East Melbourne
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  The German Lutheran Church, Hall & Manse was granted this site in 1852, East Melbourne
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  St Peter's Anglican Church (1846 Built) in East Melbourne
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  Queens Bess Row in East Melbourne
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  C class tram number 3017 at the St Vincent's Plaza stop in East Melbourne
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  Chadstone Shopping Centre (The largest shopping mall in Australia)
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  A Front Shopping Window of an Art Glass Shop in High Street Armadale
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  Como Centre in South Yarra
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  Jam Factory in South Yarra (Converted to Village Movie Theatre Complex)
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  Chapel Street in South Yarra
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  Classic Theatre in Elsternwick (The earliest theatre built in Melbourne)
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  Lake of Elsternwick Park, Elsternwick, Melbourne
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  Elwood Beach & Port Philip Bay
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  Elwood Beach & Melbourne Skyline
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  The Spirit of Tasmania sailing through Port Phillip Bay at dusk (Seen from Elwood Beach)
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  Elwood Beach at dusk
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  Melbourne High School, Forrest Hill, South Yarra
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  The Front Entrance of Memorial Hall, Melbourne Grammar School
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  The West Facade of Memorial Hall, Melbourne Grammar School
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  Melbourne Grammar School (Founded in 1858), Senior Campus in Domain Rd. South Yarra
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  Melbourne Grammar School - Witherby Tower
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  Melbourne Grammar School (Chapel Court & Tower)
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  Melbourne Grammar School (Chapel Interior)
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  Middle Park Hotel
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  University of Melbourne (Ormond College), Parkville, Melbourne
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  Ormond College Clock Tower, University of Melbourne in Parkville
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  University of Melbourne (Trinity College Chapel), Parkville, Melbourne
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  University of Melbourne (Newman College Chapel), Parkville, Melbourne
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  University of Melbourne (Queen's College), Parkville, Melbourne
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  The ground of Melbourne University cricket club (founded 1856) in Parkville
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  Malthouse Theartre (Contemporary Australian Theatre) in Southbank, Melbourne
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  Malthouse Theartre (Contemporary Australian Theatre) & Plaza in Southbank Melbourne
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  Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Southbank, Melbourne
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  South Melbourne Townhall
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  Grimshaw Architects Seafarers Foot Bridge at South Wharf, Melbourne
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  Melbourne Luna Park in St. Kilda
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  St. Kilda Pier
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  St. Kilda Pier Kiosk
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  St. Kilda Sea Baths
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  St. Kilda Sea Baths Open Lounge
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  St. Kilda Sea Baths & Port Phillip Bay
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  St. Kilda Sea Baths (Cafes)
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  Beach Road in Sandringham
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  Nelson Place (Commercial Street) in Williamstown
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  Nelson Place in Williamstown
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  Breizoz - A French Style Creperie Restaurant in Nelson Place, Williamstown
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  The Anglican Church in Nelson Place, Williamstown
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  Williamstwon (St. Andrew's) Presbyterian Church (Built 1870)
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  Williamstown - St Mary's Parish Church
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  Williamstown School
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  Williamstown - Mechanics Institute (Built in 1860)
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  West Gate Bridge (seen from Williamstown)
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  Williamstown - Hobsons Bay Yacht Club (Eastablished in 1888)

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