City Baths, Melbourne

The City Baths is an aquatic complex located at 420 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Opened in 1904 as public baths, with swimming pools and bathing facilities and extensively renovated in the early 1980s, it is now considered one of Melbourne's most architecturally and historically significant buildings.

Photo: Biatch, Public domain.

Opening hours:
Monday—Thursday: 6:00 AM—10:00 PM
Friday: 6:00 AM—8:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Sports venue
Description: building
Address: 420 Swanston Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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. Old Melbourne Gaol is situated 170 metres southeast of City Baths, Melbourne.

Royal Exhibition Building

Photo: Diliff, CC BY 2.5.

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 750 metres east of City Baths, Melbourne.

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.

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.

City Baths, Melbourne

Categories: bathhouse, swimming, building, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.80703° or 37° 48′ 25″ south

Longitude

144.96352° or 144° 57′ 49″ east

Brand

World Alliance of YMCAs

Operator

ymca

Open location code

4RJ65XV7+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 26564416

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=swimming

Wikidata ID

Q2786840

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“City Baths, Melbourne” goes by many names.

Chinese: “墨尔本城市浴场”
Dutch: “Melbourne City Baths”
Spanish: “Baños de la Ciudad, Melbourne”
Spanish: “Baños de la Ciudad”

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