The
City Square is a pedestrian plaza located in the Central
Business District of Melbourne, Australia. The square
is currently bounded by Swanston Street, Collins Street,
Flinders Lane and the Westin Hotel. Melbourne Town Hall
(1870) and St Paul’s Cathedral (1891). MORE... |
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Flinders
Street Station (frequently just called Flinders Street;
the context indicates whether the station or the street
is being specified) is the central railway station of
the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. MORE...
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Melbourne
is the state capital and largest city in the Australian
state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia,
with a population of approximately 3.7 million. Melbourne
is the southernmost city in the world to have a over
one million people. MORE...
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The
Royal Exhibition Building is located in Melbourne, Australia.
It is located in the Carlton Gardens, at the north-eastern
edge of the central business district. It sits adjacent
to the Melbourne Museum; and is the largest item in
Museum Victoria's collection. MORE... |
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The
river was called Birrarung by the Wurundjeri people
who occupied the Yarra valley prior to European settlement.
It was given the name Yarra Yarra in 1835 by John Helder
Wedge of the Port Phillip Association, in the mistaken
belief that this was the aborginal name. MORE... |
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