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'''Melbourne Central''' is a large shopping, office, and transit hub in the city of [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. The complex includes the Melbourne Central Shopping Centre, (currently being refurbished); the Melbourne Central [[train station|railway station]] (a part of the [[City Loop, Melbourne|City Loop]] subway and formerly called [[Melbourne Museum|Museum Station]]); and the 211m-high [[skyscraper|office tower]] known to locals as the 'Batman building' due to its distinctive black colour and bat-like communications masts. |
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*[[Aurora Melbourne Central]], a skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia |
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*[[Melbourne Central Shopping Centre]], a shopping centre in Melbourne, Australia |
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*[[Melbourne Central railway station]], a railway station in Melbourne, Australia |
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Contained underneath the shopping centres massive glass cone sits the old [[shot tower]] which orignially operated on the site. The tower was retained to become a focal-point of the centre. |
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The current renovations, designed by [[Ashton Raggatt McDougall]], will open the complex up with more natural light, new street-front shopping strips, and a new bubble-like footbridge to the adjacent [[Myer]] department store. |
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The original design of the shopping centre, office tower, and railway station was by [[Japan|Japanese]] architect [[Kisho Kurokawa]]. |
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''See also: [[Tall buildings in Melbourne]], [[List of Melbourne railway stations]].'' |
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<th colspan=3 style=background:#efefef;>[[City Loop, Melbourne|City Loop]]</th> |
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<td align=center>Next Station <br> Clockwise <br> [[Parliament railway station, Melbourne|Parliament]]</td> |
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<td align=center>Next Station <br> Anticlockwise <br> [[Flagstaff railway station, Melbourne|Flagstaff]]</td> |
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<tr><td colspan=3 align=center>[[List of Melbourne railway stations|Entire Network]]</td></tr> |
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==External Link== |
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* [http://www.melbournecentral.com.au/ Official website] |
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Latest revision as of 01:51, 1 May 2024
Melbourne Central may refer to:
- Aurora Melbourne Central, a skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia
- Melbourne Central Shopping Centre, a shopping centre in Melbourne, Australia
- Melbourne Central railway station, a railway station in Melbourne, Australia
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