...the most beautiful bank in Melbourne today, I'd like to see what is. It's the ANZ Bank on the corner of Queen and Collins Streets. Beautiful inside....
Absolutely! Did you get challenged shooting inside? I bet they have no problem getting sufficient staff to work in this branch. Is this what they call the "Paris end" of Collins?
* 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.
It looks like a castle on the outside, a cathedral inside! Quite beautiful, I agree!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a bank in Canada with carpet in the banking hall. It's impressive alright.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! Did you get challenged shooting inside? I bet they have no problem getting sufficient staff to work in this branch. Is this what they call the "Paris end" of Collins?
ReplyDeleteI love this building every time I visit. Never been inside though.
ReplyDeleteHave you seen the newish Bendigo Bank extension? That's pretty impressive - albeit not in a heritage sense.
I always enjoy seeing that building and the one next door when rumbling past on the tram. great shots FL
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