Stretching 67m to the tip of the flagpole on the dome – which was modelled on Florence’s Duomo – the Royal Exhibition ... designed the building, which was the first in Australia to gain ...

Sydney’s Garden Palace. Picture: Courtesy of State Library of Victoria Both men rushed into the palace to find the centre of the building ... three month-long royal tour of Australia.

The Royal Exhibition building in Melbourne ... in the latter 1800s to still hold exhibitions, it was the first building in Australia to gain World Heritage listing. Architect Joseph Reed ...

The Royal Exhibition Building was the location of Australia’s first ... Simon Schluter In comparison, the Sydney Opera House, which was UNESCO World Heritage-listed in 2009, recently completed ...

The Royal Exhibition ... a permanent building initially intended to house the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880 and the subsequent 1888 Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition. These ...

The Royal Exhibition ... Melbourne International Exhibition by Dame Nellie Melba’s father, David Mitchell. Joseph Reed designed the building, which was the first in Australia to gain UNESCO ...