Western Lawn

Western Lawn is a grassland in Melbourne, Victoria. Western Lawn is situated nearby to the historic building National Herbarium of Victoria, as well as near the garden Perennial Border.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Melbourne Observatory and Shrine of Remembrance.

Melbourne Observatory

Historic building

Photo: Donaldytong, Public domain.

Melbourne Observatory is an observatory located on a hill adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. The observatory commenced operations in 1863 and was decommissioned from official Government work in 1945. Melbourne Observatory is situated 220 metres northwest of Western Lawn.

Shrine of Remembrance

Photo: Adam Carr, Public domain.

The Shrine of Remembrance is a war memorial in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road. It was built to honour the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I, but now functions as a memorial to all Australians who have served in any war. Shrine of Remembrance is situated 370 metres west of Western Lawn.

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Garden

Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria are botanic gardens across two sites—Melbourne and Cranbourne. Melbourne Gardens was founded in 1846 when land was reserved on the south side of the Yarra River for a new botanic garden. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is situated 190 metres northeast of Western Lawn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jolimont and Inner south.

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.

Inner south

Photo: Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Melbourne's inner south contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit. The landscape varies from industrial ports to glitzy waterfront localities.

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.

Western Lawn

Type: Grassland
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.83028° or 37° 49′ 49″ south

Longitude

144.97768° or 144° 58′ 40″ east

Open location code

4RJ65X9H+V3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1011624527

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

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