Girl in Melbourne: A Melbourne jewel

Tuesday, 20 January 2009

A Melbourne jewel

Nicholas Building, Swanston Street

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dam buster21 January 2009 at 09:32
Nice one Jayne,

If you can step back and look above the shop fronts and verandahs, the building facades along Swanston Street are spectacular.

There was (not sure if it still there) an interesting exhibition on the history of victoria and Melbourne on level 5 of the state library (the reading room upstairs is an awesome space). and it shows a lot of the buildings and other things including a set of the Kelly Gang armour. Well worth the free entry for a look.
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Ace things about Melbourne

* Brunswick Street
* Chapel Street Bazaar.
* It has a lane named after rock band AC/DC and a swimming pool named after a Prime Minister who is believed to have drowned at sea
* Its vibrant multiculturalism
* Royal Botanic Gardens.
* Shady Caroline Street in South Yarra
* The disco balls hanging above Rankins Lane in the city
* The domed reading room of the State Library.
* The eucalyptus trees and old lamps beside the river near Fed Square.
* The huge mural spanning the length of the side wall of Dimmey's discount department store in Green Street Richmond
* The laneways, especially Degraves Street and Centre Place.
* The old terrace houses in the inner suburbs.
* The Royal and Block Arcades.
* The street art (commissioned and otherwise).
* The Victorian architecture, especially the interior of 333 Collins Street, the Olderfleet Building and the Melbourne Safe Deposit Building on Queen Street
* The view of the city at night from the Swan Street Bridge.
* The Windsor end of Chapel Street
* There's always a festival or major event happening.

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