Melbourne Town Hall — Attraction in Melbourne

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This photograph of the Melbourne artist was able to capture the cable trams in Town Hall was made by Sears' Studios both streets, and a number of hansom cabs around 1910. It shows an aerial view of the and carriages. The original photograph is Town Hall from a building in Swanston currendy located at State Library Victoria. Street, near the intersection with Collins Street. The bulding on the corner of Work began on Melbourne's first Town Hall Collins Street, later removed to make way in 1851, but the gold rush led to a shortage for the City Square, is visible in the right of labour and the building was not foreground. completed until 1854. It was demolished in the 1860s to make way for the present Using a gelatin silver process and finishing building, which opened in 1870. The the photograph with hand-colouring, the Swanston Street portico was added in 1887. Original photograph by Sears' Studios (c1910). Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria. Colour corrected for print by City...

Built way back in 1870 in a French Renaissance style, the historical and heritage-listed Melbourne Town Hall is a beautiful classically designed building in the heart of Melbourne.

Not only is it used as Council Chambers, it is often used as a venue for cultural and civic activities, including theatre, school and headliner concerts (the Beatles performed here), corporate functions, cocktail parties, weddings, receptions and a host of exhibitions.

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is held here and so is the annual German Market, known as the German Christkindlmarkt and hosted by the Australian German Welfare Society.

You can't miss this iconic building during the festive season as it's decorated to look like a huge Christmas present. The Melbourne Town Hall, as does the City of Melbourne itself, really comes to life...

Melbourne Town Hall is a City Landmark and justifiably so. Outside it's a rather sombre bluestone building with a grand edifice. Inside represents the grandeur and optimism of the goldrush era. Grand and opulent without being over the top, the wide marble staircase leads into a gorgeous foyer/prefunction area with ornate polished copper and glass doorways and stained glass windows. The main hall is massively high with a detailed ceiling and a polished wooden floor flanked at one end by a huge raised stage and surrounded by a higher level balcony. Staff from the contract caterers when I've attended have always been super helpful. It's not the easiest venue to get to as parking in the city is always expensive and not always available/booked out. But it's definitely worth while attending a function in such a beautiful and...