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Building 8, RMIT
(Royal Melbourne VICTORIA STREET
Institute of Technology), 1
is a gaudy, contemporary 2 LATROBE STREET
blend of bold, primary Melbourne
colours utilized within Central 3
ONSDALE STREET
ONSDALE STREET
ONSDALE STREET
ONSDALE STREET
horizontal and vertical
lines. It was met with ELIZABETH ST EXHIBITION STREET
very mixed reviews by LONSDALE STREET
Melburnians when it S W A N S T O N S T R E E T 4
S W A N S T O N
ELIZABETH ST
S W A N S T O N
was completed. R U S S E L L S T R E E T
CITY
COLLINS STREET 5
SQUARE
ELIZABETH STREET
7
QUEEN STREET
FLINDERS STREET
FLINDERS STREET
The State Library was 7 8
the first design by noted FLINDERS STREET River
6
architect Joseph Reed in Yarra
Ya
Y
1854. Inside is an attractive
octagonal reading room, Locator Map
covered by the central See Melbourne Street Finder, map 1
dome which was
added in 1913.
Neo-Classical
Corinthian columns
line the façade.
3 State Library of Victoria
x Flinders Street Station
Melbourne’s busiest rail
terminus is one of the most
recognizable sights in the city.

Station clock The Atrium in Federation Square
is a remarkable building made of
glass, steel and zinc. The Square
Young and Jackson’s, a 19th-century itself has become the cultural
hotel known for its nude portrait Chloe, centre of the city, with its
is protected by the National Trust.
restaurants, various attractions
and outdoor events.

6 Flinders Street Station 7 Young and Jackson’s 8 Federation Square