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St Paul's Cathedral

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Imposing Melbourne structure

St Paul's Cathedral ... imposing Melbourne structure

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St Paul's Cathedral, across the street from Federation Square, is an imposing old-style Melbourne Anglican cathedral.

Located on the corner of Swanston and Flinders Sts, St Paul's Cathedral was built on the site of Melbourne's first Christian service on the banks of the Yarra River after Melbourne was founded in 1835.

The architecture of St Paul's Cathedral is described as a revival of the style known as Gothic transitional, partly early English Gothic and partly Decorated Gothic. Its foundation stone was laid in 1880 and the cathedral was consecrated in 1891.

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