Fly Ted Down Under Journeys through the land of Oz

Marvelous Melbourne

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 4 June 2011 | Views [1194]

The canopy of trees in Carlton Gardens, leading up to the south entrance of the Royal Exhibition Building. The Gardens are included with the building's World Heritage Site designation.

The stunning Royal Exhibition Building, built in 1880 and one of Melbourne's foremost landmarks ever since. It is one of the world's last great 19th century exhibition buildings, inspired by the Crystal Palace of 1851 in London, which burned down in 1936. This building gives you a sense of what the Crystal Palace and other huge exhibition halls would have been like. The Royal Exhibition Building has survived though and in 2004 became the first building in Australia to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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The Royal Exhibition Building was designed by the same architect as the State Library nearby, and the dome was inspired by the Duomo in Florence. The building fell into disrepair and was almost demolished in the 1950's, but was gradually restored, and only gained its Royal designation in 1984, surprisingly.

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