Old Treasury Building
The Old Treasury Building on Spring Street in Melbourne was built in 1858-62 in the grand Renaissance Revival style. It was designed to accommodate the Treasury Department, various government officials' offices including the Governor In Council, and basement vaults intended to house gold from the Victorian gold rush.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: public building and museum in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “Old Treasury Building Museum” and “Old Treasury Building, Melbourne”
- Address: 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC 3002
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Patrick’s Cathedral and Royal Exhibition Building.
St Patrick’s Cathedral
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. St Patrick’s Cathedral is situated 380 metres northeast of Old Treasury Building.
Royal Exhibition Building
The Royal Exhibition Building is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, built in 1879–1880 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50 exhibitions between 1851 and 1915 around the globe. Royal Exhibition Building is situated 1 km north of Old Treasury Building.
Parliament House
Government office
Photo: Elekhh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Parliament House is situated 240 metres north of Old Treasury Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and Jolimont.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the central business district of Melbourne, 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.
Jolimont
Neighborhood
Jolimont is an unbounded neighbourhood of the suburb of East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Situated to the south east of the city's primary axis, Jolimont features parks, business precincts and a limited amount of residential accommodation.
Melbourne
Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.
Melbourne is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.
Old Treasury Building
- Categories: public building, history museum, and historic site
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.81318° or 37° 48′ 48″ southLongitude
144.9744° or 144° 58′ 28″ eastElevation
75 metres (246 feet)Inception
1862Open location code
4RJ65XPF+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 46503614OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Old Treasury Building” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “舊財政部大廈 (墨爾本)”
- Chinese: “舊財政部大廈”
- Hausa: “Tsohon Ginin Baitulmalin, Melbourne”
- Japanese: “旧財務省ビル (メルボルン)”
- Japanese: “旧財務省博物館”
- Vietnamese: “Toà nhà Ngân khố”
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