Victoria Barracks
Victoria Barracks Melbourne is an Australian Government building located on St Kilda Road in Melbourne, Australia. It was constructed in the mid-to-late 19th century as barracks for British colonial forces in Australia and was the headquarters of the Department of Defence from 1901 to 1953, also housing Australia's war cabinet during World War II.
- Barracks
- …lies at an elevation of 57 metres (187 feet)
- …is also known as “Victoria Barracks, Melbourne”
- …is operated by the Department of Defence
- Description: heritage-listed military base in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Address: 256-310 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC 3006
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Melbourne Southern Cross and National Gallery of Victoria.
National Gallery of Victoria
Art gallery
Lakeyboy, Public domain.
The National Gallery of Victoria, popularly known… National Gallery of Victoria is situated 560 metres north of Victoria Barracks.
Shrine of Remembrance
Adam Carr, Public domain.
The Shrine of Remembrance is a war memorial… Shrine of Remembrance is situated 450 metres southeast of Victoria Barracks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inner south and Melbourne.
Inner south
Melbourne's inner south contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit.
Victoria Barracks
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Latitude
-37.82765° or 37° 49′ 40″ south
Longitude
144.96983° or 144° 58′ 11″ east
Open location code
4RJ65XC9+WW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=barracks
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