Australia
Victoria
Melbourne

City Square

The City Square is a public plaza located in the Central Business District of , Victoria, . The site was bounded by Swanston Street, Collins Street, Flinders Lane and the Westin Hotel.
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Photo: Matnkat, CC BY 2.5.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: public square in Melbourne, Australia
  • Also known as: “City Square, Melbourne” and “Melbourne City Square”
  • Address: Swanston Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and Flinders Street Station.

Church
Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in , Australia. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Melbourne and the seat of the Archbishop of Melbourne, who is also the metropolitan archbishop of the Province of Victoria.

Railway station
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Flinders Street railway station is a major railway station located on the corner of Flinders and Swanston streets in , Victoria, Australia. It is the busiest railway station in Victoria, serving the entire metropolitan rail network, 15 tram routes travelling to and from the city, and V/Line services to Gippsland. is situated 230 metres south of City Square.

Square
Photo: AussieNickuss, Public domain.
is a venue for arts, culture and public events on the edge of the central business district. It covers an area of 3.2 ha at the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets built above busy railway lines and across the road from . is situated 260 metres southeast of City Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melbourne and CBD.

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.

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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.

Neighborhood
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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.

City Square

Latitude
-37.81628° or 37° 48′ 59″ south
Longitude
144.96701° or 144° 58′ 1″ east
Open location code
4RJ65XM8+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5636094221
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q5123429
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Egyptian Arabic—“City Square” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “城市广场”
  • Chinese: “城市廣場”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان المدينه”

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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 “City Square”. Photo: Matnkat, CC BY 2.5.