Melbourne City Buildings 1
Melbourne is the capital of the state of Victoria, and is Australia's second-largest city. Like Sydney, it is one of the world's largest and yet most under-appreciated Art Deco cities.
Melbourne's Art Deco buildings are generally of modest scale, in keeping with height restrictions that applied until relatively recent times; the city nonetheless boasts some noteworthy examples of the style - many of which survive in a state more closely approximating their original condition than similar buildings in Sydney.
Unlike Sydney, Melbourne is a planned city, and the central city area is clearly delinated by a rectangular grid plan. The images featured on the "Melbourne City Buildings" pages are intended to comprise a comprehensive record of all surviving Art Deco architecture in the area bounded by Spring, Flinders, Spencer and La Trobe Streets.
Century Building - 133 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Century Building - 133 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Century Building - 133 Swanston Street, Melbourne
230 Collins Street - 230 Collins Street, Melbourne (at left)
Manchester Unity - 291 Swanston Street, Melbourne (at right)Manchester Unity - 291 Swanston Street, Melbourne Manchester Unity - 291 Swanston Street, Melbourne - entrance arcade ceiling detail
Newspaper House - 247 Collins Street, Melbourne - detail of facade mosaic by Napier Waller
Newspaper House - 247 Collins Street, Melbourne - detail of facade mosaic by Napier Waller
Coles Store No 12 - 299-307 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Coles Store No 12 - 299-307 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Myer Emporium - 314-336 Bourke Street, Melbourne Myer Emporium - 314-336 Bourke Street, Melbourne
ACA Building - 118-126 Queen Street, Melbourne
This is the smaller, better-preserved sister of the Australasian Catholic Assurance Building in Sydney.
ACA Building - 118-126 Queen Street, Melbourne
ACA Building - 118-126 Queen Street, Melbourne
Buckley & Nunn - 310 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Buckley & Nunn - 310 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Buckley & Nunn - 310 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Yule House - 309-311 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Yule House - 309-311 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Yule House - 309-311 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Commonwealth Bank - 225 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Commonwealth Bank - 225 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Commonwealth Bank - 225 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Commonwealth Bank - 225 Bourke Street, Melbourne
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