Gillespie Plaza

Gillespie Plaza is a recreation area in Melbourne, Victoria. Gillespie Plaza is situated near the university School of Engineering, as well as near RMIT Swanston Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Melbourne Southern Cross and Old Melbourne Gaol.

Melbourne Southern Cross

Photo: Xb-70, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Melbourne's Southern Cross Station is not just the main station of Melbourne, but where the entire Victorian rail network comes together. It's at the western edge of Melbourne CBD, with plenty tram, suburban and regional connections, in addition to a coach terminal.

Old Melbourne Gaol

Photo: Charlie Brewer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Old Melbourne Gaol is a former jail and current museum on Russell Street, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It consists of a bluestone building and courtyard, and is located next to the old City Police Watch House and City Courts buildings, and opposite the Russell Street Police Headquarters.

State Library of Victoria

Library

Photo: Donaldytong, Public domain.

State Library Victoria is the state library of Victoria, Australia. Located in Melbourne, it was established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library, making it Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free libraries in the world. State Library of Victoria is situated 250 metres southeast of Gillespie Plaza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greek Precinct and Chinatown.

Greek Precinct

Neighborhood

The Greek Precinct, Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, is a Greek cultural area centred on the eastern end of Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne city centre.

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.

CBD

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Gillespie Plaza

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.80777° or 37° 48′ 28″ south

Longitude

144.964° or 144° 57′ 50″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

RMIT University

Open location code

4RJ65XR7+VJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 219854922

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=outdoor_seating

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: School of Engineering and RMIT Swanston Library.

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