Melbourne - city of buildings
Melbourne isn't a Bridge and Opera House place like Sydney. Its charms lie in long chains of buildings and villages. Social more than individual. Two standouts.
Federation Square.
Makes one proud to be Bulgarian, come back Christo, all is forgiven.
Luna Park Entrance.
Exit less popular.
posted by Anthony at Saturday, October 16, 2004
7 Comments:
Luna Park is in St Kilda 'aint it??
10/16/2004 12:09:00 pm
Ahmm to the best of my knowledge. Yep.
10/16/2004 12:12:00 pm
NGV and Fed Square are awesome. Melbourne's architecture in general is a cut above WA's concrete tilt-up / Hayshed / phallic belltower type thing - my favourite bit (did you see it?) is the 'cheese stick' and the 'comb' in the freeway.
Mark
[papertrap.net]
10/17/2004 11:38:00 pm
Still kicking myself for not seeing the Man Ray exhibition - long story. FedSq is, erm well unfortunate, I think the concept was "walking in on parents having sex".
Perth is, I'm afraid to say, a shite city in a great location. There's about one building I'd lay down in front of a bulldozer for and that's it.
10/18/2004 08:23:00 am
Dammit, I sink into myself and work and politics and Getting Over the Election and you come to town and I don't notice.
Dammit dammit dammit. And Luna Park is like sooooo close.
- david tiley
10/18/2004 07:54:00 pm
You know I did think of popping off an email, but being a shy sort...never mind I'll be back and sooner than my last visit in '91. Met a Greg Williams who spoke very highly of you.
10/18/2004 09:54:00 pm
As a 3-year old melbournite, I have to say federation square is but one of the many architectural highlights of Melbourne. The Royal Exhibition Building has recently been granted World Heritage Status by UN(ESCO) (and is the first such site in Australia). Also see various theatres, city hall, etc.... in the city.
10/26/2004 09:06:00 am
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