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Melbourne Landmarks

Distinctive Melbourne Structures

By , About.com Guide

Melbourne, Australia's second largest city and the capital of the state of Victoria, is a fascinating blend of old and new. There is much of Australia's past in the Victorian and Gothic architecture in many Melbourne buildings even as they sit alongside more modern steel and glass structures in a city that is, as well, a mixture of styles.
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Flinders St StationFlinders St StationStriking features, modern linesFederation SquareImposing Melbourne structureSt Paul's CathedralA linked two-tower developmentRialto Towers
Melbourne's tallest buildingEureka TowerDistinctive spire in the Melbourne skylineCrown TowersAt Melbourne's Carlton GardensMelbourne MuseumWorld Heritage structureRoyal Exhibition Building
Now housing Melbourne's City MuseumOld Treasury BuildingAt Swanton StState Library of VictoriaIconic Melbourne landmarkArts Centre SpireSports venue for cricket, Aussie Rules football, othersMelbourne Cricket Ground

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