University College
University College is a residential college affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. It was formerly known as University Women's College and was established in 1937 as another residential college for female residents.- Type: Residential area
- Description: college of the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “University College Melbourne”, “University College, Melbourne”, and “University Women’s College Melbourne”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Melbourne Zoo and Royal Exhibition Building.
Melbourne Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Commander Keane, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melbourne Zoo is a zoo in Melbourne, Australia. It is located within Royal Park in Parkville, approximately 4 kilometres north of the centre of Melbourne. Melbourne Zoo is situated 1 km northwest of University College.
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 2 km southeast of University College.
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 1½ km southeast of University College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inner north and Little Italy.
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.
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.
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.
University College
- Categories: residential college and nonprofit organization
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.79128° or 37° 47′ 29″ southLongitude
144.95968° or 144° 57′ 35″ eastOperator
The University of MelbourneOpen location code
4RJ66X55+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 38864735OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7894609
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In Other Languages
“University College” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Universitata Kolegio”
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