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  • World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building set in Melbourne's Carlton Gardens.
  • Ornately-painted arches and high windows Inside the World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building.
  • World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building illuminated with a purple light at dusk.
  • World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building set in Melbourne's Carlton Gardens.

Royal Exhibition Building

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The Royal Exhibition Building was built in Melbourne's Carlton Gardens to host the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition.

Purpose-designed to be a Great Hall that is typical of the buildings built during of the international exhibition movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the building is the oldest surving of its kind from that era.

Combining elements from the Byzantine, Romanesque, Lombardic, and Italian Renaissance styles, the design for the Royal Exhibition Building’s dome was influenced by Brunelleschi’s cathedral dome in Florence.

The building was the site of Australia's first Federal Parliament in 1901. In 2004 it became Australia’s first building to be given World Heritage listing.

Today, dozens of trade fairs, public expos, and cultural events are still held at annually at this Melbourne landmark.

You can also book a tour of the Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade. Visit the Melbourne Museum website for details.

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Royal Exhibition Building
9 Nicholson St
Carlton 3053

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