Royal Exhibition Building

The Royal Exhibition Building 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: heritage building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Also known as: Exhibition Building”, “Royal Exhibition Building National Historic Place”, and “Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
  • Address: 9 Nicholson Street, Carlton, VIC 3053

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Melbourne Museum and IMAX Melbourne.

Museum
Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.
The is a natural and cultural history located in the in , Australia. Located adjacent to the Royal Exhibition Building, the museum was opened in 2000 as a project of the Government of Victoria, on behalf of Museums Victoria which administers the venue. is situated 160 metres north of Royal Exhibition Building.

Movie theater
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is an IMAX movie theatre in , , Australia. It is the largest IMAX theatre in the Southern Hemisphere, the largest 1.43:1 screen in the world, and the second largest IMAX theatre in the world by overall screen size and capacity. is situated 150 metres northwest of Royal Exhibition Building.

Library
Photo: Donaldytong, Public domain.
State Library Victoria is the , Australia. Located in , it was established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library, making it Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free libraries in the world. is situated 770 metres southwest of Royal Exhibition Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Italy and Chinatown.

Neighborhood
in Victoria, Australia, is a cultural precinct of the Italian community of Melbourne. It is situated along in the inner- suburb of .

Neighborhood
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.

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.

Royal Exhibition Building

Latitude
-37.80467° or 37° 48′ 17″ south
Longitude
144.9715° or 144° 58′ 17″ east
Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)
Height
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
4RJ65XWC+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4817059
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12639970
Wiki­data ID
Q695935
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Royal Exhibition Building” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Թագավորական ցուցահանդեսային կենտրոն
  • Balinese: Gedung Prasara Krajaan
  • Basque: Erakusketen Errege Jauregia
  • Belarusian: Каралеўскі выставачны цэнтр і Карлтанскія сады
  • Bengali: রয়েল এক্সিবিশন প্রাসাদ
  • Bulgarian: Кралска изложбена сграда и Карлтънски градини
  • Catalan: Royal Exhibition Building
  • Chinese: 王家展览馆
  • Chinese: 皇家展览馆
  • Chinese: 皇家展覽館
  • Croatian: Kraljevska izložbena galerija
  • Czech: Královská výstavní budova
  • Dutch: Royal Exhibition Building
  • Finnish: Royal Exhibition Building
  • French: palais royal des expositions
  • French: Palais royal des expositions
  • French: Royal Exhibition Building
  • Galician: Palacio Real de Exposicións
  • Georgian: მელბურნის სამეფო საგამოფენო დარბაზი
  • Georgian: სამეფო საგამოფენო დარბაზი
  • German: Royal Exhibition Building
  • Hebrew: בניין התערוכה המלכותי
  • Hungarian: Királyi Kiállítási Épület
  • Italian: Royal Exhibition Building
  • Japanese: 王立博物会ビル
  • Japanese: 王立展示館
  • Korean: 왕립 전시관
  • Korean: 왕립전시관
  • Lithuanian: Karališkieji parodų rūmai
  • Malayalam: റോയൽ എക്സിബിഷൻ ബിൾഡിംഗ്
  • Maltese: Palazz Irjali tal-Wirjiet
  • Maltese: Royal Exhibition Building
  • Mongolian: Хатан хааны үзэсгэлэнгийн барилга
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Royal Exhibition Building
  • Norwegian Bokmål: The Royal Exhibition Building
  • Norwegian: Royal Exhibition Building
  • Persian: ساختمان نمایشگاه سلطنتی
  • Polish: Budynek Wystawy Królewskiej
  • Polish: Royal Exhibition Building
  • Portuguese: Edifício da Exposição Real
  • Russian: Королевская выставка
  • Russian: Королевский выставочный центр
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kraljevska izložbena galerija
  • Slovak: Royal Exhibition Building
  • Spanish: Palacio Real de Exposiciones
  • Spanish: Royal Exhibition Building
  • Swedish: Kungliga utställningsbyggnaden
  • Tamil: அரச கண்காட்சிக் கட்டிடம்
  • Tamil: ரோயல் கண்காட்சிக் கட்டிடம்
  • Tamil: றோயல் கண்காட்சியகம்
  • Turkish: Kraliyet Sergi Binası
  • Ukrainian: Королівський виставковий центр (Мельбурн)
  • Ukrainian: Королівський виставковий центр
  • Uzbek: Qirollik koʻrgazma binosi (Avstraliya)
  • Uzbek: Qirollik koʻrgazma binosi
  • Vietnamese: Cung triển lãm Hoàng gia
  • Vietnamese: Tòa nhà triển lãm Hoàng gia
  • Wu Chinese: 皇家展览馆
  • Yue Chinese: 皇家展覽館

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