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Street-by-Street: Parliament Area

the Parliament precinct on Eastern Hill is a gracious The Hotel Windsor, with
area of great historic interest. Early founders of the city its long and ornate façade,
was built in 1883 and is
noted the favourable aspect of the hill and set it aside the grandest surviving
for Melbourne’s official and ecclesiastical buildings. hotel of its era in Australia
the streets still retain the elegance of the victorian era; (see p493).
the buildings, constructed with revenue from the gold
rush (see pp58–9), are among the most impressive in
the city. the Fitzroy Gardens, on the lower slopes of the
hill, date back to the 1850s (see pp378–9) and provide
a peaceful retreat complete with woodlands, glades,
seasonal plantings and magnificent elm tree avenues. S P R I N G S T R E E T

Stanford Fountain
The beautiful centrepiece of M A C A R T H U R S T R E E T
the elegant Gordon Reserve
was sculpted by the prisoner
William Stanford while he was
serving his sentence. T R E A S U R Y P L A C E

L A N S D O W N E S T R E E T

. Old Treasury Building
This Renaissance Revival-style building was designed by
draughtsman John James Clark in 1857. Built as government
offices, with vaults to house the treasury’s gold, it now holds
permanent and temporary exhibitions. W E L L I N G T O N P A R A D E

Cook’s Cottage
This cottage was the English
home of the parents of Captain
James Cook (see p54). It was shipped
to Australia in 1934 piece by piece
and now houses displays about
Cook and 18th-century life.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp493–4 and pp526–9