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'''Melbourne Central''' may refer to: |
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'''Melbourne Central''' is a large [[Retailer|shopping]], [[office]], and [[public transport]] hub in the city of [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. The complex includes the Melbourne Central Shopping Centre (currently being refurbished); the [[Melbourne Central railway station]] (a part of the [[City Loop, Melbourne|City Loop]] [[Metro|underground railway]] and formerly called Museum); and the 211[[Metre|m]]-high [[skyscraper|office tower]] known to locals as the 'Batman building' due to its distinctive black colour and bat-like [[Antenna (electronics)|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 centre's massive glass cone sits the old [[shot tower]] which originally operated on the site. The tower was retained to become a focal-point of the centre. |
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The centre is currently being renovated. The design, by [[architect]]s [[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]]ese architect [[Kisho Kurokawa]]. The shopping centre's original primary tenant was the only Australian branch of the [[Daimaru]] [[department store]], which closed in [[2003]] after a decade of unprofitable operation. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Tall buildings in Melbourne]] |
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==External link== |
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*[http://www.melbournecentral.com.au/ Shopping complex official website] |
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[[Category:Melbourne]] |
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[[Category:Skyscrapers in Australia]] |
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[[Category:Australian shopping centres]] |
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