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Map of Victoria
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VICTORIA
MELBOURNE
Marvellous Melbourne
Where to Stay
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Things to Do in Victoria
Where to Eat Guide
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GEELONG
Geelong
The Great Ocean Road
Geelong Hotels

BALLARAT
Ballarat
Ballarat Hotels

BENDIGO
Bendigo
Bendigo Hotels

ECHUCA
Echuca
Echuca Hotels

GIPPSLAND LAKES
Lakes Entrance
Lakes Entrance Hotels

WARRNAMBOOL
Warrnambool
Warrnambool Hotels

YARRA VALLEY
Yarra Valley
Yarra Glen Hotels


OTHER PLACES TO
STAY IN VICTORIA

Hotels in Victoria
Anglesea
Apollo Bay
Ararat
Arthur's Seat
Bairnsdale
Cape Otway
Colac
Hamilton
Halls Gap
Horsham
Lorne
Maryborough
Mansfield
Merrijig
Metung
Mildura
Ocean Grove
Point Lonsdale
Port Fairy
Portland
Portsea
Queenscliff
Rutherglen
Shepparton
Sorrento
Swan Hill
Torquay
Yarra Junction
 


Tiki Touring Victoria

Tourism and Travel information

 

Victorian State Parliament
Melbourne's Heritage Buildings

 

Victoria's Parliament Building, Melbourne

 

The Victorian Parliament Building is an amazing structure with a classical look known as Roman Revival architecture.

It sits in Spring St at the junction with Bourke St and is a very impressive building, widely regarded as being modelled on the much-praised Leeds Town Hall in Yorkshire, England.

Construction on the the Parliament Building began in 1855 and went on - through various stages - until 1929.

While built to govern the state of Victoria it was also the national Parliament between 1901 and 1927 due to the delays in creating the Australian capital of Canberra.

Inside the Parliament Building is stunning, I worked in the press gallery there for a number of years and it is well worth taking an official tour through.

The public tours run on weekdays when Parliament is not sitting. They start at 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.45pm. On sitting Tuesdays, public tours are offered during the morning, at 9.30am, 10.30am and 11.30am. It is not necessary to book for a public tour, unless you have a group of 6 or more.

While we were in Melbourne the buildings grand steps were being repaired which was a huge shame. They offer much better angles of the Parliament and its marvellous colonnade. The repairs are expected to be finished by the end of 2013 and tours are still running.

- Richard Moore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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