Girl in Melbourne: Dead centre of town (feel free to groan)

Thursday, 6 January 2011

Dead centre of town (feel free to groan)

I visited the Melbourne General Cemetery today, one of the most historically significant cemeteries in Australia.

Old graves and office towers

Beats fake flowers, I suppose

For some reason I thought the Melbourne General Cemetery would be better maintained.
So many old graves in a state of pitiful disrepair.

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Dina Roberts 7 January 2011 at 02:48
I kind of like how it looks. It's kind of wild and spooky...like a Gothic horror movie.
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Greg8 January 2011 at 23:43
It appears everyone is dying to get in there. How original is that? Great pics by the way :)
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mykalel31 January 2011 at 19:52
is that where "Ghost Rider" was filmed?
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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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