Fly Ted Down Under Journeys through the land of Oz

Marvelous Melbourne

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 4 June 2011 | Views [366]

This is the “Atrium” in Federation Square, 5 stories high, with the glass pieces designed to mimic the architecture of the buildings. You can see the Forum being reflected.

Originally the State Theatre, built in 1929, in a wild Moorish style including minarets. It was the largest theatre in Australia when built, but converted into a cinema and renamed the Forum in 1963. They renovated it again in 1995 and nowadays the Forum a busy concert and cinema venue, across the street from Federation Square.

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Parliament House, Victoria, home of the government of Victoria, but from 1901 to 1927 it was the Federal Parliament of Australia, before the Old Parliament House was opened in Canberra. The building was built though in 1855, so after meeting there for 46 years, the Victoria Parliament had to vacate to the nearby Royal Exhibition Building, still some pretty nice digs though.

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Fly Ted Down Under Journeys through the land of Oz

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