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Map of Carlton Gardens, Melbourne
Historic Carlton Gardens was the site of Australia's first national parliament at the Royal Exhibition Building. The gardens feature lawns, water features and fine old trees, as well as the Melbourne Museum complex.
Close to the famous street, Lygon Street, Little Italy, one of the great food streets of Melbourne on one side, and the gentrified Fitzroy and Brunswick Street on the other. Both are casual dining and coffee stop locations.
Items of interest: | The site of Melbourne Museum, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Imax Melbourne theatre. Exhibition Buildings (view from Gertrude St side) (view from Victoria Pde entrance), fountain, Melbourne Museum (Museum of Victoria) |
Related maps: | Melbourne and environs; Melbourne central district; |
See also:
| pictorial guide entry for Carlton Gardens Inner Melbourne historic sites list Inner Melbourne museums, galleries and venues list
Melbourne and Environs Public Parks and Gardens list |
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