Russian House
Russian House is a Russian cultural centre located in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. The building was constructed in 1884 for the Collingwood & Fitzory United Friendly Societies' Dispensary, who used the building until 1968 when it became a cultural centre.- Type: Community center
- Description: Russian cultural center in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “Collingwood and Fitzroy United Friendly Societies Dispensary”, “Russian House Cultural Advancement Society”, and “Русский Дом в Мельбурне”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Exhibition Building and Melbourne Museum.
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 southwest of Russian House.
Melbourne Museum
Museum
The Melbourne Museum is a natural and cultural history museum located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, 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. Melbourne Museum is situated 1 km west of Russian House.
Whitlam Place
Park
Photo: Star A Star, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whitlam Place is a park, which is situated 260 metres southwest of Russian House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inner east and Little Italy.
Inner east
Photo: Nicolás Boullosa, CC BY 2.0.
The inner east of Melbourne consists of a number of suburbs and localities within the Yarra municipality. Compared with glitzy Stonnington on the other side of the river, the inner eastern area is known among Melburnians as a working-class district, filled with pubs and old factories.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Italy in Victoria, Australia, is a Little Italy cultural precinct of the Italian community of Melbourne. It is situated along Lygon Street in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton.
Inner north
Melbourne's inner north is a vibrant and diverse area, home to a number of cultural and social icons of Melbourne. It is famed for the popular Lygon Street Italian district, while next door lies the University of Melbourne, the best university in Australia by many rankings.
Russian House
- Categories: building and cultural institution
- Location: City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.80047° or 37° 48′ 2″ southLongitude
144.98249° or 144° 58′ 57″ eastOpen location code
4RJ65XXJ+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1178557534OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centreWikidata ID
Q133756385
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In Other Languages
“Russian House” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Русский Дом в Мельбурне”
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