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”

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

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 2 km southeast of University College.

Melbourne Museum

Museum

Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

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.

University College

Categories: residential college and nonprofit organization
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.79128° or 37° 47′ 29″ south

Longitude

144.95968° or 144° 57′ 35″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

The University of Melbourne

Open location code

4RJ66X55+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 38864735

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

Wikidata ID

Q7894609

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In Other Languages

“University College” goes by many names.

Esperanto: “Universitata Kolegio”

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Highlights include Mar Thoma Church and Parkville Tennis Club.

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