Melbourne is a city located in the south of Victoria, on the east coast of Australia. It is the capital and largest city of Victoria and the second most populous city in Australia. The Greater Melbourne area covers an area of 3,400 square miles (8,806 square kilometers), making it one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world.
Melbourne's central business district is the center of the entire metropolitan area. After the administrative restructuring in 1993, the current central business district population is about 20,000. Greater Melbourne is located beside Port Phillip Bay and extends inland. The central business district is located at the northern end of the bay, which is the Yarra River estuary. Most citizens live around the central business district.
The metropolitan area has a total population of 4.25 million as of 2012. The metropolitan area consists of the City of Melbourne and 31 local government areas. Melbourne is known as the "cultural capital of Australia" and is also the country's cultural, commercial, educational, entertainment, sports and tourism center. Melbourne is famous for clothing, art, music and television production.
Melbourne is a leader in the fields of film and dance, and has a certain influence in the world. Melbourne has hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In 2008, Melbourne was rated as a "first-class world city" by the Globalization and World Cities Research Group and Network of Loughborough University in England.
Melbourne has been ranked among the top three cities in the world for living as selected by The Economist since 2002, and won the title for three consecutive years from 2011 to 2013. Melburnians are called "melburnians" in English, and the city's motto is "move together". Melbourne was officially founded in 1835.
In 1840, the city had a population of 10,000 people, and the earliest immigrants to the city were prisoners sent from Britain to Australia. Melbourne was granted city status by Queen Victoria in 1847, and later became the capital of the newly established state of Victoria. In 1850, colonists discovered gold mines around Melbourne, which led to its rapid development.
A large number of people from all over the world immigrated to Melbourne, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and China. Melbourne was named New San Francisco; another American city, Gold Mountain, where gold was discovered earlier, was renamed Old San Francisco. By 1854, Melbourne's population reached 123,000, exceeding the number of gold diggers in San Francisco.
In the 1850s, when the British established the Victorian Colony, Melbourne was chosen as the capital of the colony. In 1901, when the Commonwealth of Australia was established, Melbourne was already the country's financial and cultural center, and the seat of the Australian Federal Parliament was also in Melbourne's Parliament House. However, at that time, the population of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, had surpassed Melbourne.
The development of industry and commerce was also higher than that of Melbourne. Both cities were vying for the position of federal capital, which brought the issue of the capital to a stalemate. In order to balance the dispute between the two cities, Australia finally decided in 1908 to set the capital in Canberra, which was equivalent to the middle of the two cities. However, it was not until 1927 that the Australian Parliament actually moved from Melbourne to Canberra.
It ended the 25-year-long dispute over the capital of Australia. Melbourne has many Victorian buildings, the number of which is second only to London in the world. In addition, some modern Gothic buildings have also become models of contemporary architecture. The city center of Melbourne has many new buildings and ancient buildings that represent the history of urban development. They complement each other and create a unique scene.
In addition, there are a lot of Italian culture and Italian-style buildings brought by generations of Italian immigrants in Laigon Street and its vicinity. In addition, there are also various German-style buildings in areas such as Heidelberg where German descendants gather. (3D projection exhibition at Melbourne Municipal Building at Christmas in 2013) Melbourne's city center also has many landmark buildings.
These include a large number of historic Victorian buildings at the University of Melbourne, the world-renowned Victorian Arts Centre known as the "Dancing Skirt", the Melbourne Performance Centre, a model of modern Victorian architecture located on South Bank, and the modern twin towers of the Rio Toto Building, which are world-famous for their azure blue towers.
The Eureka Tower was once the tallest purely residential building in the world and is currently the tallest building in Melbourne. The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has a wide water curtain wall, which is a reflection of the multicultural convergence of Melbourne. Other famous buildings in Melbourne include the State Library of Victoria and Melbourne Town Hall.
Melbourne is known as the "Church City" in the southern hemisphere. There are a large number of large churches of various types left over from the Victorian era in the city, including the famous Wesley Church, St. Paul's Cathedral, Scottish Cathedral, St. Patrick's Cathedral and St. Michael's United Church. The Royal Exhibition Building is located in the Caton Gardens in the northeast of Melbourne's city center.
It is the first building in Australia to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The exhibition hall was designed by the famous Australian architect Joseph Reed in 1880. It was completed and put into use at the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1888, and has since become one of the city's most watched landmarks.
Another landmark building is Flinders Street Station. The station was built in 1879 and opened in 1883. Today, the station is one of the main transfer stations of the Central Loop Line in Melbourne's rail transit, accommodating an average of 850,900 commuters per day. Today, Flinders Street Station is known for its unique architectural style and geographical location.
It has become one of the symbols of Melbourne and has appeared many times in movies, television and other public media. The Parliament House, located at the east end of the city center, is a prominent representative of Australia's neoclassical government buildings and is recognized as the most majestic and magnificent historical building used by Australian legislative bodies at all levels.
Well, follow Yunluo and take you to Melbourne. The first stop is of course to walk around Melbourne CBD. There are too many places to introduce here. Including Flinders Street Station (Flinderstation), it is Melbourne Central Railway Station, the earliest railway station in Australia, and the terminus of Melbourne's local train lines.
The high dome resembles St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Flinders Street Railway Station is located in the south of Melbourne's city center and is the most prosperous and essential place in Melbourne. This century-old beige Renaissance building has become a famous symbol of Melbourne. Of course, anyone who has been to Melbourne will definitely have a photo of it.
(Flinders Street Railway Station) (Flinders Street Railway Station) (Flinders Street Railway Station night view Flinders Station) Opposite the station is St Paul's Cathedral, which is the cathedral of the Melbourne Diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia and an important landmark in Melbourne.
(St. Paul's Cathedral) (St. Paul's Cathedral) Directly opposite the cathedral is Federation Square. Continuing south from Swanston Street is the Princes Bridge across the Yarra River, and Melbourne's Crown Casino is also located on the beautiful riverside.
There are many places to visit along the Yarrariver River. There are all kinds of restaurants and bars here if you want to experience the life of the locals. You can stay here in the afternoon, eat, drink, go shopping, eat desserts and go to the casino. After a day, you will understand what Australians like to do. Hehe, there are too many foods here. You can really go to any one of them. They are all delicious.
(Federation Square) (The new Art Centre Art Centre melbournehamer hall) (Look at the train station from the bottom of Yarrariver) (The beautiful Yarrariver, with restaurants and bars on the left) Next to Yarrariver is the National Gallery of Victoria (The National Gallery of Victoria), which has two grand exhibition halls.
The two museums are within walking distance of each other. The permanent collections in both museums are free to visit. Locals and tourists in Victoria can now enjoy the exquisite collections of two public art galleries in one grand art exhibition area. (Famous Australian paintings displayed in the museum) (Noodle Festival held on the Yarra River in 2013).
(Light Festival by the Yarra River) Leaving Yarrariver, we can walk along Swanston Street, where you can take a horse-drawn carriage, tram and taxi. Of course, the most unique thing is definitely the horse-drawn carriage, where you can take a ride around the city. They are all classic retro routes, very pleasant.
There will be people greeting you along the way. Experience the city's friendliness. (Horse-drawn carriage on Swanstonst) (Horse-drawn carriage on the road.
Australia is a paradise for self-driving tours, and Melbourne is a city you must visit in this paradise. Although Yunluo has not traveled all over Australia, he has been to Melbourne and many places. When the weekend comes, many Melbourne locals will drive out of the city, with Melbourne as the center and then go out in all directions.
Yunluo and his friends often go out to see different scenery and visit places they have never been to before. There are always different things in Melbourne and its surrounding areas that will attract you all year round, so you can come to Melbourne at any time. This will be one of the best destinations for you to travel with just your luggage.
Over the years, Yunluo has gradually integrated into the lives of local people, learned to experience what local people like to do, tried their favorite food, and drank their favorite wine. It can also be said that as a new Chinese, Yunluo is very lucky to come to Melbourne. If you come to Melbourne, Yunluo is very happy to tell you what's new in Melbourne recently.
What restaurants and food are popular, what is the best place to go recently, as long as there is time, Yunluo is also very happy to take you for a stroll, take you to the places where Yunluo has been, and show you the charm of this place. (Melbourne 2014 New Year Fireworks) (The 12 Apostles of the Great Ocean Road, I haven't written this part yet.
Melbourne (English: melbourne, abbreviated as mel), also known as Mocheng in Chinese, is a city located in the south of Victoria, on the east coast of Australia. Melbourne is the capital and largest city of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia.
The Greater Melbourne area covers an area of 3,400 square miles (8,806 square kilometers), making it one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Melbourne's central business district is the center of the entire metropolitan area. After the administrative restructuring in 1993, the current central business district population is about 20,000. Greater Melbourne is located beside Port Phillip Bay and extends inland.
The central business district is located at the northern end of the harbor, which is the Yarra River estuary. Most citizens live around the central business district. The metropolitan area has a total population of 4.25 million as of 2012. The metropolitan area consists of the city of Melbourne and 31 local government areas. Melbourne is known as the "cultural capital of Australia" and is also the country's cultural, commercial, educational and entertainment capital.
Sports and tourism center. Melbourne leads Australia in fashion, art, music, television production, film and dance, and even has a certain influence in the world. Melbourne has hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
In 2008, Melbourne was rated as a "first-class world city" by the Globalization and World Cities Research Group and Network of Loughborough University in England. From 2002 to the present, Melbourne has always been ranked among the top three cities in the world selected by The Economist as the best place to live, and won the championship for three consecutive years from 2011 to 2013.
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Melbourne people are called "Melburnians" in English. The city's motto is "Where we go, where we come". Melbourne was officially founded in 1835. In 1840, the city had a population of 10,000 people. The earliest immigrants to the city were prisoners sent to Australia by Britain. Melbourne was granted city status by Queen Victoria in 1847.
It later became the capital of the newly established state of Victoria. In 1850, colonists discovered gold mines around Melbourne, which led to its rapid development. A large number of people from all over the world immigrated to the city, including Britain, Ireland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and China, and Melbourne was named New Gold Mountain.
Another American city, Gold Mountain, where gold was discovered earlier, was renamed San Francisco. By 1854, Melbourne's population reached 123,000, exceeding the number of gold miners in San Francisco. In the 1850s, when Britain established the Victoria Colony, Melbourne was chosen as the capital of the colony.
In 1901, when the Australian Federation was established, Melbourne was already the country's financial and cultural center, and the seat of the Australian Federal Parliament was also in Melbourne's Parliament House. However, Sydney, the capital of New South Wales at the time, had a larger population than Melbourne, and its industrial and commercial development was also higher than Melbourne. Both cities were vying for the position of the federal capital, which brought the issue of the capital to a stalemate.
In order to balance the dispute between the two cities, Australia finally decided in 1908 to set the capital in Canberra, which is equivalent to the middle of the two cities. However, it was not until 1927 that the Australian Parliament was actually moved from Melbourne to Canberra, ending Australia's 25-year capital dispute. Melbourne has many Victorian buildings, the number of which is second only to London in the world.
In addition, some modern Gothic buildings have become models of contemporary architecture. The city center of Melbourne has many new buildings and old buildings that represent the history of urban development, which complement each other and create a unique scene. In addition, Laigon Street, known as Little Italy, and its surroundings have a large number of Italian culture and Italian-style buildings brought by generations of Italian immigrants.
In addition, there are various German-style buildings in areas such as Heidelberg where German descendants gather. (3D projection exhibition at Melbourne Municipal Building at Christmas 2013) Melbourne's city center also has many landmark buildings, including a large number of historic Victorian buildings at the University of Melbourne and the world-renowned Victorian Arts Center, known as the "Dancing Skirt".
The Melbourne Concert Hall, a model of modern Victorian architecture, is located in South Bank, while the twin towers of the modern Rio Toto Building are famous for their blue towers. The Eureka Building was once the tallest purely residential building in the world and is currently the tallest building in Melbourne. The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has a wide water curtain wall, which are all manifestations of the convergence of Melbourne's diverse cultures.
Other famous buildings in Melbourne include the State Library of Victoria and Melbourne Town Hall. Melbourne is known as the "Church City" in the southern hemisphere. There are a large number of large churches of various types left over from the Victorian era in the city, including the famous Wesley Church, St. Paul's Cathedral, and the Scottish Church.
St. Patrick's Cathedral and St. Michael's United Church. The Royal Exhibition Building is located in the Caton Gardens in the northeast of Melbourne's city center. It is the first building in Australia to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The exhibition building was designed by the famous Australian architect Joseph Reed in 1880 and was completed in 1888 and put into use during the Melbourne International Exhibition.
Since then, it has become one of the city's most notable landmarks. Another landmark building is Flinders Street Railway Station, which was built in 1879 and opened in 1883. Today, the station is one of the main transfer stations on the Central Loop Line of Melbourne's rail transit, accommodating an average of 850,900 commuters per day.
Today, Flinders Street Station has become one of the symbols of Melbourne due to its unique architectural style and geographical location, and has appeared many times in public media such as movies and television. The Parliament House, located at the east end of the city center, is a prominent representative of Australia's neoclassical government buildings.
It is recognized as the most majestic and magnificent historical building used by legislative bodies at all levels in Australia. Well, follow Yunluo and take you to visit CBD Flinders Street. When you come to Melbourne, the first stop is of course to walk around Melbourne CBD. There are too many places to introduce here. Including Flinders Street Station (flinderstation), it is Melbourne's central railway station. (To be continued...)