Melbourne's GPO — Attraction in Melbourne

After an amazing makeover, Melbourne's GPO, an iconic heritage listed building, is now a truly unique retail fashion, cosmetics and homeware shopping complex, with nice and trendy, mixed eateries in the adjoining laneway.

On the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, it's at the heart of Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall. Truly a great place to visit if shopping or just wanting a quick bite or coffee in a trendy Melbourne area.

Either before or after your visit, you must sit on the steps and listen to some of the best buskers in Melbourne perform. If you're new to Melbourne then Melbourne's GPO is a must visit. The buzz...

General Post Office (GPO) is an architecturally brilliant renaissance revival building of the former postal hall. It is absolutely amazing with a beautiful arcade along Elizabeth Street (perfect for taking amazing photos). HM is the main tenant of the building and if you want budget disposable fashion and homewares it is definitely worth visiting. There are some nice food stores also which are nice though can get fairly busy.

If you like architecture and history it is definitely a building worth seeing, I live in Melbourne and work in the CBD so pass by often and my breath is still taken away by how beautiful the...

Early morning exploration: The Melbourne GPO. On the corner of Elizabeth St and Bourke St stands one of the finest examples of Victorian architecture: The H&M store. Wait, what? The H&M Store is actually located in what is formerly the Melbourne General Post Office building at the heart of Melbourne’s Central Business District. One of the many things about Melbourne I love is how European the city feels, party due to the amazingly preserved Victorian buildings in the city. While the city have its fair share of skyscrapers, the modernity sits behind the heritage buildings so on street level it doesn’t rear itself...