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Melbourne's
Architecture
Photos
of Melbourne's architecture
 By
Richard Moore
I
don't know what they put in the water at architect's school in Melbourne,
but it has produced an amazing new style of cityscape in the great
city.
Strolling
around central Melbourne our attention was constantly grabbed by
buildings that seemed to have taken the traditional design method,
given it a shakeabout and come up with an astounding structure.
There
are buildings with rippled edges, curved external skeletons, angles
where before there would have been flat lines and balconies and
open areas hidden within jagged holes in walls.
One
of the most amazing designs is the RMIT University which, it has
to be said, is just jaw dropping.
 As
said I know very little about the technical side of buildings, but
my eyes know what I like and Melbourne provides plenty of subjects
to gaze at.
Melbourne's
Classic Structures
Public
buildings
The
National Gallery of Victoria
The State Library
City Baths
Eastern Hill Fire Station
General Post Office
Government House
HM Prison Pentridge, Coburg
Old Melbourne Magistrates' Court
National Gallery of Victoria
Old Melbourne Gaol
Parliament House
Queen Victoria Women's Centre (formerly Queen Victoria Memorial
Hospital)
Russell Street Police Headquarters (former)
Royal Exhibition Building
Shrine of Remembrance
State Library of Victoria
Supreme Court of Victoria Titles Office (former)
Old Treasury Building
Town
Halls
South
Melbourne Town Hall
Box Hill Town Hall
Collingwood Town Hall
Fitzroy Town Hall
Footscray Town Hall
Melbourne Town Hall
Prahran Town Hall
South Melbourne Town Hall
Railway stations
Flinders
Street Station
Auburn station
Caulfield station
Essendon station
Flinders Street station
Footscray station
Glenferrie station
Hawthorn station
Malvern station
North Melbourne station
Williamstown station
Windsor station
Institutional
buildings
Ivy
covered exterior of Ormond College
Kew Lunatic Asylum (Willsmere)
Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy
The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School
Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne High School
Melbourne Trades Hall
Carlton Ormond College
Kew Lunatic Asylum
There are plenty more buildings to be looked at in this fabulous
city so have a wander around and keep your eyes peeled. They're
everywhere!
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