Coop’s Shot Tower
Coop's Shot Tower is a shot tower located in the heart of the Melbourne CBD, Australia. It was completed in 1889 and is 50 metres high. The historic building was saved from demolition in 1973 and was incorporated into Melbourne Central complex in 1991 underneath an 84 m-high conical glass roof.Photo: Canley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: shot tower in Melbourne, Australia
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Melbourne Southern Cross and Melbourne Central.
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.
Melbourne Central
Shopping center
Melbourne Central is a large shopping centre, office and public transport hub in the Melbourne central business district. It is located on the corner of La Trobe Street and Swanston Street.
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 220 metres east of Coop’s Shot Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greek Precinct and CBD.
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.
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.
Melbourne
Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.
Melbourne is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.
Coop’s Shot Tower
- Categories: shot tower, tower, and tourism
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.81045° or 37° 48′ 38″ southLongitude
144.96315° or 144° 57′ 47″ eastInception
1889Levels
9Height
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
4RJ65XQ7+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 666248750OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q5167700
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Hausa to Spanish—“Coop’s Shot Tower” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Hasumiyar Shot ta Coop”
- Indonesian: “Coop’s Shot Tower”
- Spanish: “Coop’s Shot Tower”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shot Tower Museum and Melbourne Central Guest Services Centre.
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