Melbourne

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English: Melbourne is the capital of the Australian state of Victoria and the second-largest city of the country.

Maps and aerial views

Schematic grid layout plan of Hoddle's allotments for the village of Melbourne, March 1837
Robert Hoddle's survey of the town of Melbourne in 1837.
Map of Melbourne, 1885
Melbourne CBD aerial, 1932
Melbourne aerial, 1930s
Aerial view of Melbourne and the Yarra River, 1945
Aerial of Melbourne, 1956
Melbourne aerial, 2009
Melbourne CBD aerial, 2015
The center of Melbourne taken by the International Space Station, 2016
Satellite imagery of Melbourne on Port Philip Bay, pictured from the International Space Station, 2019.
Satellite image (2016)
Satellite image, September 2020

Skyline

The Melbourne skyline as viewed from the Rialto Observatory on Collins St
Melbourne CBD panorama
Melbourne City Skylines
Lake of Albert Park & Melbourne City Skyline (2006)
Melbourne Central Business District & Hoddle Grid
Eureka Tower as viewed from Rialto Towers
Eureka Tower with the view of Melbourne panorama towards Mount Dandenong
Melbourne skyline and Princes Bridge
Melbourne CBD
Melbourne CBD & Hoddle Grid
Melbourne CBD (View from the rooftop of Shrine of Remembrance)
Melbourne CBD (View from the top of Shrine of Remembrance)
Eureka Tower in Southbank
Eureka Tower - one of the Melbourne icons in Southbank
Melbourne at night
Melbourne at night
Melbourne at night
Melbourne at Twilight
The Yarra at twilight
Melbourne at night
view from Eureka tower
drone
view
Tallest buildings

Old Melbourne

Pre-settlement

Aborigines on Merri Creek by Charles Troedel
The Enterprize at the site of Melbourne, 1835
1880s Artist impression of Batman's Treaty being signed

Discovery and early Melbourne

Collins Street, 1839
Landing at Melbourne, 1840
Parliament House render, 1878
Lithograph of the 1880 International Exhibition at the Royal Exhibition Buildings
Joseph Reed - The Exhibition Building Melbourne 1880, from the South East Showing the Main Hall

"Marvellous Melbourne"

Trams on Spencer Street, 1889
APA Australia Building, 1900
Elizabeth Street, 1900
Paterson, Laing & Bruce Ltd, Flinders Lane, 1901
The Big Picture by Tom Roberts, 1903
Cable Tram to North Carlton, 1905
Federal Coffee Palace, before 1905
Bourke Street East by George Hyde Pownall, 1912
Melbourne City Baths, circa 1913–14
Flinders Street Station, 1927
Melbourne skyline, 1934
Collins Street, 1930s

Parks and gardens

Autumn in Carlton Gardens
Summer in Carlton Gardens
King's Domain and the Shrine of Remembrance
Royal Botanic Gardens
Cooks Cottage, Fitzroy Gardens
Treasury Gardens
Spring picnic, Botanic Gardens

City Landmarks

530 Collins Street
Looking down Collins Street
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
Parliament House, on Spring Street
Shrine of Remembrance
Widow and children statue, Melbourne War Memorial
Legacy Garden of Appreciation - Statue of Widow & Children nearby Melbourne Shrine
Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne
Melbourne Shrine (North Perspective)
Melbourne Shrine (West Side)
Flame of the Melbourne War Memorial
Melbourne Observatory Building & Astrograph House (Built 1862)
Art Sculpture Near Observatory Cafe & The Gardens Shop
Melbourne Observatory Cafe & The Gardens Shop (Art Sculpture)
Melbourne Yarra River & MCG
Melbourne 2006 XVIII Commonwealth Game - Fish Boats on Yarra River
Swan Street Bridge and Rowing Judges Box on the Yarra River
Yarra River with Melbourne Skyline
Yarra River View at Alexandra Gardens
3 major buildings of Melbourne Park: 1. Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) 2. Rod Laver Arena (Australian tennis stadium) 3. Vodafone Arena (sports & entertainment venue)
Melbourne Yarra River from Alexandra Avenue
Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne Central Tower
NAB Tower
Rialto Tower
High-Rises in Southbank of Melbourne
National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
Flinders Street Station
Overview of Melbourne Federation Square
Melbourne Federation Square
Melbourne Federation Square (SBS Building)
Federation Square Theatre
The Arts Centre Spire (seen from Federation Square)
Melbourne Arts Centre Spire
River of Mists & River Bank Architecture Design in Birrarung Marr Parkland
Deborah Halpern Art Sculpture in Birrarung Marr Parkland
Deborah Halpern Art Sculpture & City Skyline seen from Birrarung Marr Parkland
Ferris Wheel at Melbourne Queen's Park
Melbourne Alexandra Garden in Winter Season
Royal Botanic Gardens (Entrance Gate)
Royal Botanic Gardens (The National Herbarium Victoria - Founded in 1853)
Overview of Crown Casino Complex
Melbourne Crown Casino Complex in Southbank of the Yarra River
Melbourne Crown Casino Complex in Southbank of the Yarra River
Crown Casino Complex & Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Building (Panorama)
Queen's Bridge and Freshwate Place
Freshwater Place and Queen's Bridge
PriceWaterHouseCoppers & Freshwate Place in Melbourne Southbank
Melbourne Southbank & Sandridge Bridge
Sandridge Bridge (Built 1888)
Sandridge Bridge Built 1888 (Historical Site)
Sandridge Bridge (Built 1888) in Southbank End
Sandridge Bridge Towards Flinders Railway Station
Sandridge Bridge with Southbank & Northbank
Melbourne Rialto Towers in Northbank of the Yarra River
Melbourne Old Treasure House
Melbourne Old Treasure House Entrance Door
Melbourne Immigration Mesume
Melbourne Immigration Mesume Square
Victoria Government House in St Andrews Place
Melbourne City Town Hall in Swanston Street (The foundation stone was laid in 1887)
Melbourne City Town Hall (Clock Tower)
Melbourne State Library of Victoria
State Library of Victoria illuminated at night
State Library of Victoria La Trobe Reading Room (5th floor view)
State Library of Victoria (La Trobe Reading Room)
State Library of Victoria (Stawell Gallary)
State Library of Victoria (McArthur Gallary)
State Library of Victoria (Cowen Gallary)
State Library of Victoria (Exhibition of Stained Glass - William Shakespere in Dome Galleries)
Melbounre Museum & Royal Exhibition Building
Melbourne Museum
Melbourne Museum (Modern Architecture)
Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building Tulips Straight
Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building
Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building (World Heritage Site) - East Gate
Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building (World Heritage Site) - East Buildings
Trinity College
RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) University City Campus - Francis Ormond Building (Completed 1886)
Melbourne RMIT University City Campus (Statue of Francis Ormond - Public Benefactor 1829-1889)
Victoria University City Campus in Queens St.
Hotel Windsor (Built 1887), Melbourne
Hotel Windsor, Melbourne
Entrance of Hotel Windsor, Melbourne
Hotel Windsor (Built 1887) in Spring Street, Melbourne
Hotel Windsor at dusk
Hotel Windsor Lobby, Melbourne
Melbourne Old GPO Building (Built 1859-1867)
Melbourne Old GPO Building Arcade
Melbourne Old GPO Building (Shopping Mall Arcade)
Melbourne Old GPO Postal Hall (Shopping Mall Interior)
Melbourne Spring Street - Adam Lindsay Gordon Statue (1833-1870)
Melbourne Royal Arcade
The Block Arcade (Built 1893) in Collins Street
The Block Arcade - Interior and Shops
Melbourne China Town
Former Melbourne Magistrate's Court
Melbourne William Street - County Court
Melbourne William Street - Supreme Court
Melbourne William Street - Supreme Court North Side
Melbourne Lonsdale Street - Children's Court
St Michael's Uniting Church at night
Scots' Church exterior, Collins Street
Scots' Church in Collins Street
Scots' Church Tower, the gothic revival architecture (In 1873 the foundation stone of this building was laid)
Scots' Church Gate in Russell Street
St Patrick's Cathedral - The gothic revival architecture
St Patrick's Cathedral - The gothic revival architecture
St Patrick's Cathedral Main Entrance & Southwest Facade
St Patrick's Cathedral View from West Entrance
St Patrick's Cathedral - Irish Nationalist Leader Daniel O'Connell Statue
St Patrick's Cathedral - Irish Nationalist Leader Daniel O'Connell Statue
St Patrick's Cathedral - Interior
St Patrick's Cathedral Interior
St Patrick's Cathedral - Music Organ
St. Paul's Cathedral Towers
St. Paul's Cathedral (View from Federation Square)
St. Paul's Cathedral Interior Arcade
St. Paul's Cathedral Interior
St. Paul's Cathedral (the chapel in west wing of the cathedral)
East Melbourne Synagogue
Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Princess Theatre in Spring Street at dawn
Melbourne Princess Theatre
City Library building in Flinders Lane
The Victorian College of The Arts (Elisabeth Murdoch Building) in St Kilda Road
The Victorian College of The Arts (Elisabeth Murdoch Building) in St Kilda Road
Victoria Barracks
Victoria Barracks in St Kilda Road
St. Kilda Rd. the Statue of John Hope, the Marguess of Linlithgow - 1st Governor-General of Australia (1873-1902)
The Melbournian Apartment in St Kilda Road
The Melbournian Apartment in St Kilda Road
Melbourne St. Kilda Rd. & Bay View from Top of War Memorial
The Boutique Hotel (Charsfield Hotel) - A fine example of early St Kilda Road Victorian architecture that is classified by The National Trust
The Metropolis Apartment
The Metropolis - A Prestige Apartment in St. Kilda Road
YVE Apartment in St. Kilda Road - An Architecture Landmark Developed by Sundland
YVE Apartment - An Architecture Landmark Developed by Sundland (Seen from Albert Park)
Ormond Hall of RVIB Building (in the name of public benefactor Francis Ormond 1829-1889)
Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind with Ormond Hall in the south wing of the building
Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB Building) in St. Kilda Road
Australia & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists in St. Kilda Rd. (Victorian Terrace Style Building)
Wesley College in St Kilda Road (Established in 1866)
Melbourne Luna Park
Melbourne trams
Spencer Street Power Station under demolition
Southern Cross Station
Telstra Dome
Sandridge Bridge, a pedestrian footbridge across the Yarra River, Melbourne, Australia.

Transport

Yarra Trams Z-class tram beside a Melbourne Bus Link Scania bus, with a Metro Trains X'Trapolis 100 passing above
Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)
Brunswick Street
Southern Cross Station
A2 class tram no 292 operating a northbound route 64 service from East Brighton to Melbourne University along Swanston Street
Melbourne Central Station Platform, part of the City Loop
Bolte Bridge at night
Taxi rank on Collins Street
The western suburbs of Melbourne and an interchange between Western Ring Road & Calder Freeway. Near the plane wing, you can see the Essendon Airport.

Beaches

The bathing boxes on Dendy Street Beach with Middle Brighton pier and breakwater and the city skyline in the background
St Kilda Beach and Pier
Brighton Beach huts
Altona Beach
Mornington Harbour

Port Melbourne

Port Melbourne Bayside Foreshore Promenade
Danish Club in Beaconsfield near Port Melbourne
Hotel Victoria (Built 1888) in Beaconsfield near Port Melbourne
Heritage Building (Joshua Bros. Distillery - 1903) Converted to Beach Apartment in Port Melbourne
Port Melbourne Foreshore Near The Port Melbourne Yacht Club
Sea Change in Port Melbourne Beacon Cove
Leisure at Beacon Cove Port Melbourne
Beacon Cove & Station Pier New Development (Waterfront Restaurant) in Port Melbourne
New Developments at Station Pier Port Melbourne (Cafes & Restaurants)
Residential Development at Beacon Cove Port Melbourne
Bay Street Shopping Strip in Port Melbourne
Bay Street in Port Melbourne
Heritage bluestone warehouse (1864) became part of a beach apartment in Port Melbourne
Bay View from Port Melbourne
Beacon Cove Beach, Port Melbourne
Sapphire Princess at Station Pier, Port Melbourne (One of the largest cruise ships in the world)
MV Oriana at Station Pier, Port Melbourne
Spirit of Tasmania at Station Pier, Port Melbourne
HM@S Apartment in No.1 Beach Street Port Melbourne

Melbourne Suburbs

Lake of Albert Park & Swan
Albert Park - The Point Restaurant
Albert Park - Carousel Events Venue Entrance
Albert Park - Carousel Outdoor Open Space
Lake of Albert Park & Melbourne Skylines in the Background
Albert Park & Australian Grand Prix Circuit
Heritage Kamesburgh Gardens in Brighton
Heritage Kamesburgh Gadens in Brighton (Landscape)
Brighton Beach (Boat Houses) at Dusk
Sunset at Brighton Esplanade
Sunset and a sailing ship seen from Brighton Esplanade
Brighto Esplanade & Sunset
Deakin University Burwood Campus
Deakin University Burwood Campus (Central Forecourt)
Monash University Clayton Campus (Robert Menzies Building)
Monash University Clayton campus - Robert Menzies building viewed near Menzies fountain
Brunetti - An Italian Style Cafe in Carlton
Docklands – Art Sculpture Displays & Waterfront Cafes and Restaurants
Docklands - Waterfront City (Restaurants)
Docklands - Waterfront City & Bolte Bridge
Docklands – Wharf and Commercial & Residential Development
Melbourne Docklands - Yarra’s Edge at twilight
A panoramic view of Docklands and the city skyline from Waterfront City looking across Victoria Harbour
Victoria Government House - William Hains Court in East Melbourne
The Cairms Memorial Presbyterian Church Converted to A Modern Apartment in East Melbourne
The German Lutheran Church, Hall & Manse was granted this site in 1852, East Melbourne
St Peter's Anglican Church (1846 Built) in East Melbourne
Queens Bess Row in East Melbourne
C class tram number 3017 at the St Vincent's Plaza stop in East Melbourne
Chadstone Shopping Centre (The largest shopping mall in Australia)
A Front Shopping Window of an Art Glass Shop in High Street Armadale
Como Centre in South Yarra
Jam Factory in South Yarra (Converted to Village Movie Theatre Complex)
Chapel Street in South Yarra
Classic Theatre in Elsternwick (The earliest theatre built in Melbourne)
Lake of Elsternwick Park, Elsternwick, Melbourne
Elwood Beach & Port Philip Bay
Elwood Beach & Melbourne Skyline
The Spirit of Tasmania sailing through Port Phillip Bay at dusk (Seen from Elwood Beach)
Elwood Beach at dusk
Melbourne High School, Forrest Hill, South Yarra
The Front Entrance of Memorial Hall, Melbourne Grammar School
The West Facade of Memorial Hall, Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne Grammar School (Founded in 1858), Senior Campus in Domain Rd. South Yarra
Melbourne Grammar School - Witherby Tower
Melbourne Grammar School (Chapel Court & Tower)
Melbourne Grammar School (Chapel Interior)
Middle Park Hotel
University of Melbourne (Ormond College), Parkville, Melbourne
Ormond College Clock Tower, University of Melbourne in Parkville
University of Melbourne (Trinity College Chapel), Parkville, Melbourne
University of Melbourne (Newman College Chapel), Parkville, Melbourne
University of Melbourne (Queen's College), Parkville, Melbourne
The ground of Melbourne University cricket club (founded 1856) in Parkville
Malthouse Theartre (Contemporary Australian Theatre) in Southbank, Melbourne
Malthouse Theartre (Contemporary Australian Theatre) & Plaza in Southbank Melbourne
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Southbank, Melbourne
South Melbourne Townhall
Grimshaw Architects Seafarers Foot Bridge at South Wharf, Melbourne
Melbourne Luna Park in St. Kilda
St. Kilda Pier
St. Kilda Pier Kiosk
St. Kilda Sea Baths
St. Kilda Sea Baths Open Lounge
St. Kilda Sea Baths & Port Phillip Bay
St. Kilda Sea Baths (Cafes)
Beach Road in Sandringham
Nelson Place (Commercial Street) in Williamstown
Nelson Place in Williamstown
Breizoz - A French Style Creperie Restaurant in Nelson Place, Williamstown
The Anglican Church in Nelson Place, Williamstown
Williamstwon (St. Andrew's) Presbyterian Church (Built 1870)
Williamstown - St Mary's Parish Church
Williamstown School
Williamstown - Mechanics Institute (Built in 1860)
West Gate Bridge (seen from Williamstown)
Williamstown - Hobsons Bay Yacht Club (Eastablished in 1888)