Australia
Victoria
Melbourne

Parliament House

Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Victoria, one of the eight parliaments of the Australian states and territories. Located on Spring Street on the edge of the Hoddle Grid, the grand colonnaded front dominates the vista up Bourke Street.
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  • Email: info@parliament.vic.gov.au
  • Type: Government office
  • Description: house of parliament for the State of Victoria, Australia
  • Also known as: “Parliament House, Melbourne”, “Parliament House, Victoria”, and “Victorian Parliament House”
  • Address: 160 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC 3002

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parliament railway station and St Patrick’s Cathedral.

Railway station
Photo: teknorat, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a commuter railway station in the , serving the suburb of in Victoria, Australia.

Church
Photo: Donaldytong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of Saint Patrick is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and seat of its archbishop, currently Peter Comensoli. is situated 250 metres northeast of Parliament House.

Photo: Diliff, CC BY 2.5.
The is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed building in , Victoria, , built in 1879–1880 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50 exhibitions between 1851 and 1915 around the globe. is situated 740 metres north of Parliament House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and CBD.

Neighborhood
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an ethnic enclave in the of , Victoria, Australia. Centred at the eastern end of Little Bourke Street, it extends between the corners of Swanston and Spring streets, and consists of numerous laneways, alleys and arcades.

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The central business district of is the city's cultural, entertainment and financial heart. Locally called the , or simply "the City", it is where most international and interstate visitors spend the bulk of their time.

Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.
is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.

Parliament House

Latitude
-37.81111° or 37° 48′ 40″ south
Longitude
144.97378° or 144° 58′ 26″ east
Elevation
75 metres (246 feet)
Height
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
4RJ65XQF+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24530652
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Geo­Names ID
12523036
Wiki­data ID
Q1464314
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Parliament House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “国会大厦 (墨尔本)”
  • Chinese: “议会大厦”
  • Dutch: “Parliament House”
  • French: “Chambre du Parlement de Victoria”
  • French: “Parliament House”
  • German: “Parliament House”
  • Greek: “Κοινοβούλιο”
  • Hebrew: “בית הפרלמנט (מלבורן)”
  • Hebrew: “בית הפרלמנט”
  • Japanese: “ビクトリア州議事堂”
  • Japanese: “メルボルン州議会議事堂”
  • Japanese: “メルボルン議事堂”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Parliament House”
  • Russian: “Здание Парламента Виктории”
  • Russian: “Здание Парламента штата Виктория”
  • Russian: “Здание Парламента”
  • Slovenian: “Parliament House”
  • Spanish: “Casa del Parlamento”
  • Vietnamese: “Toà nhà Nghị viện bang Victoria”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Parliament House”. Photo: Elekhh, CC BY-SA 3.0.