Architecture and Street Art in Melbourne
I’m in Melbourne for a few days. Today I did a circuit of the CBD
and environs on the free shuttle bus before getting off at the Exhibition
Building/Melbourne Museum stop, walking across Carlton Park and through the
streets of Fitzroy before purchasing a little something at Beautiful Silks. http://www.beautifulsilks.com/index.html.
The Melbourne skyline has become incredibly varied. I considered alighting at the stop for the
Eureka Skydeck http://www.eurekaskydeck.com.au/
where a view of Melbourne can be obtained from the tallest residential building
in the southern hemisphere, but the weather had turned overcast so I left if
for another day.
Melbourne has retained much of its original 19th
century architecture and combined with skyscrapers, funky new buildings in the
Docklands precinct and with easy transport in the CBD it looks a very
attractive city, even on a day when sun was mixed with overcast
conditions. Sometimes the old and new
are cheek by jowl including that of the Rialto Building in Collins Street where
the façade of the original building was kept, backed and dwarfed by steel and
glass. According to a newspaper report
it is the world’s second most livable city after Vancouver. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/melbourne-almost-best-in-the-world/story-e6frf7kx-1226009073384
- The Older Fleet Building in CollinsSt
Buildings beside the Older Fleet building and the Rialto on the right with new building behind it
Three generations together
- Skyline from Exhibition Building
Customs House near DocklandsAnother colourful building in the Docklands Precinct
Recital Hall in Arts Precinct
Skyline and Federation SquareAnother building at Federation Square
Lygon Street famous for Italian cuisine
Building in Brunswick St
Building in Brunswick St
Building in Brunswick St Fitzroy
Old terrace houses
Exhibition Building
Museum immediately beside Exhibition Building
Grand Terrace in street opposite Museum
Church & other buildings on other side of park from Exhibition Building and Museum
Old statue/water fountain in park in from Exhibition Building
Housing in a side street
Melbourne is well known for its numerous laneways. These laneways are also known for their
street art. While I’ve had insufficient
time to see many laneways I did run across some street art and graffiti.
Mosaic on government housing
