State Theatre
The State Theatre opened in 1984 and is part of the Arts Centre Melbourne located by the Yarra River and St Kilda Road. Like the other performance venues within the Arts Centre, the State Theatre is underground.Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “Ian Potter State Theatre”, “State Theatre, Melbourne”, and “The State Theatre”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arts Centre Melbourne and National Gallery of Victoria.
Arts Centre Melbourne
Arts center
Arts Centre Melbourne, originally known as the Victorian Arts Centre and briefly called the Arts Centre, is a performing arts centre consisting of a complex of theatres and concert halls in the Melbourne Arts Precinct, located in the central Melbourne suburb of Southbank in Victoria, Australia.
National Gallery of Victoria
Art gallery
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The National Gallery of Victoria, popularly known as the NGV, is an art museum in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is Australia's oldest and most visited art museum. National Gallery of Victoria is situated 180 metres south of State Theatre.
Flinders Street Station
Railway station
Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.
Flinders Street station is a major railway station located on the corner of Flinders and Swanston streets in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Located near Federation Square and St Paul's Cathedral, it is the busiest railway station in Victoria, serving the entire electrified metropolitan rail network, 15 tram routes travelling to and from the city, and V/Line services to Gippsland. Flinders Street Station is situated 350 metres northwest of State Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melbourne and CBD.
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.
CBD
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The central business district of Melbourne is the city's cultural, entertainment and financial heart. Locally called the CBD, or simply "the City", it is where most international and interstate visitors spend the bulk of their time.
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.
State Theatre
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.8211° or 37° 49′ 16″ southLongitude
144.96854° or 144° 58′ 7″ eastElevation
64 metres (210 feet)Open location code
4RJ65XH9+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 847533152OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
13607916Wikidata ID
Q3527609
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“State Theatre” goes by many names.
- French: “Arts Centre”
- French: “théâtre d’État de Melbourne”
- French: “Théâtre d’État de Melbourne”
- Spanish: “Teatro Estatal de Melbourne”
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