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Wikipedia: Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and also the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre (also known as the "Central Business District" or "CBD") is the hub of the greater geographical area (or "metropolitan area") and the Census statistical division — of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of late 2009, the greater geographical area had an approximate population of 4 million.
![[The Parliament of Victoria meets in Parliamant House]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Victoria_Parliament_Melbourne_28Colonnades_26_Stairs_29_s.jpg "The Parliament of Victoria meets in Parliamant House")
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![[St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/St_Patrick_27s_Cathedral_Gothic_Revival_Style_s.jpg "St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral")
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 from Donaldytong |
from Donaldytong |
![[Eastern skyline and the Yarra River in 1959]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Melbourne_skyline_2C_1959_s.jpg "Eastern skyline and the Yarra River in 1959")
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![[Melbourne is known for the "laneway culture" of its extensive network of lively city lanes which include Centre...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Centre_Place_s.jpg "Melbourne is known for the \"laneway culture\" of its extensive network of lively city lanes which include Centre...")
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![[NAB world headquarters (right) at Melbourne Docklands]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Docklands_9984_s.jpg "NAB world headquarters (right) at Melbourne Docklands")
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![[SBS studios at Federation Square]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Federation_Square_28SBS_Building_29_s.jpg "SBS studios at Federation Square")
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 from Mike Switzerland |
from Donaldytong |
![[The Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne is an important scientific research tool enhancing the contribution of...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Aust_Synchrotron_Interior_Panorama_2C_14_06_2007_s.jpg "The Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne is an important scientific research tool enhancing the contribution of...")
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![[The stained glass ceiling of the Great Hall of the National Gallery of Victoria]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Len_French_ceiling_National_Gallery_of_Victoria_s.jpg "The stained glass ceiling of the Great Hall of the National Gallery of Victoria")
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from Jjron |
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![[Large cricket crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/MCG_Crowd_s.jpg "Large cricket crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground")
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![[Aerial view of Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Royal_melbourne_hospital_s.jpg "Aerial view of Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville.")
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from Subhav.sharma |
 from WalkingMelbourne |
![[Ceremonial Avenue, looking towards the city of Melbourne from the shrine]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Melbourne_CBD_28View_from_the_top_of_Shrine_of_Remembrance_29_s.jpg "Ceremonial Avenue, looking towards the city of Melbourne from the shrine")
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![[Traditional tourist transportation!]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Horsecar_in_Melbourne_downtown_s.jpg "Traditional tourist transportation!")
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from Donaldytong |
from Entropy1963 |
![[Melbourne's entertainment and conference precinct make substantial annual contributions to the Victorian economy]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Crown_Casino_Complex_26_Melbourne_Exhibition_Building_s.jpg "Melbourne's entertainment and conference precinct make substantial annual contributions to the Victorian economy")
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![[The Bolte Bridge is part of the CityLink tollway system]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bolte_bridge_dusk_s.jpg "The Bolte Bridge is part of the CityLink tollway system")
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from Donaldytong |
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![[Melbourne City Council meets in Melbourne Town Hall]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Melbourne_Town_Hall_Collins_Street_s.jpg "Melbourne City Council meets in Melbourne Town Hall")
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![[Sugarloaf Reservoir at Christmas Hills in the metropolitan area is one of Melbourne's closest water supplies]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sugarloaf_Reservoir_s.jpg "Sugarloaf Reservoir at Christmas Hills in the metropolitan area is one of Melbourne's closest water supplies")
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from Adz |
from :en:Melburnian |
![[Southern Cross Station - Melbourne's main inter-urban train station]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Southern_cross_station_melbourne_morning_s.jpg "Southern Cross Station - Melbourne's main inter-urban train station")
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![[Autumn in suburban Canterbury]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Victoria_Avenue_Canterbury_s.jpg "Autumn in suburban Canterbury")
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from Wongm |
from w:Tomwood0 |
![[Melbourne's CBD from Docklands at twilight]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Melbourne_docklands_twilight_s.jpg "Melbourne's CBD from Docklands at twilight")
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![[Princess Theatre]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Princess_Theatre_2C_Melbourne_2C_Australia_s.jpg "Princess Theatre")
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from Diliff |
from Matnkat |
![[A Melbourne tram]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/KDR_Yarra_Trams_D_class__2_s.jpg "A Melbourne tram")
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![[Melbourne and the Yarra in 1928]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Yarra_River_railway_bridge_1928_2_s.jpg "Melbourne and the Yarra in 1928")
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from Zed Fitzhume |
from Wongm |
![[University of Melbourne, Queen’s College]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Parkville_University_of_Melbourne_28Queen_E2_80_99s_College_29_s.jpg "University of Melbourne, Queen’s College")
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![[The Bolte Bridge is part of the CityLink tollway system]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/BolteBridge_s.jpg "The Bolte Bridge is part of the CityLink tollway system")
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from Donaldytong |
from PageantUpdater |
![[Melbourne's suburban public transport hub – Flinders Street Station – as seen from the observation deck on Rialto...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Melb_Flinders_St_Station_aerial_view_from_Rialto_s.jpg "Melbourne's suburban public transport hub – Flinders Street Station – as seen from the observation deck on Rialto...")
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![["Melbourne Style" Victorian terrace houses are common in the inner suburbs and have been the subject of...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Victorian_terrace_on_canterbury_road_2C_Middle_Park_s.jpg "\"Melbourne Style\" Victorian terrace houses are common in the inner suburbs and have been the subject of...")
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from Azreey |
from Donaldytong |
![[A 180 degree panoramic image of Melbourne's CBD: with the Hoddle Grid and Southbank , as seen from the Rialto...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Melbourne_Skyline_from_Rialto_Crop_Nov_2008_s.jpg "A 180 degree panoramic image of Melbourne's CBD: with the Hoddle Grid and Southbank , as seen from the Rialto...")
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![[Lithograph of the Royal Exhibition Building built to host the World's Fair of 1880]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Melbourne_international_exhibition_1880_s.jpg "Lithograph of the Royal Exhibition Building built to host the World's Fair of 1880")
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from Diliff |
from :en:Biatch |
![[Melbourne Landing, 1840; watercolour by W. Liardet (1840)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Landing_at_melbourne_1840_2_s.jpg "Melbourne Landing, 1840; watercolour by W. Liardet (1840)")
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![[Coops Shot Tower located beneath a glass dome in Melbourne Central]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Melbourne_Central_Coops_Shot_Tower_s.jpg "Coops Shot Tower located beneath a glass dome in Melbourne Central")
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from Eric A. Warbuton |
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![[The stained glass ceiling of the Great Hall of the National Gallery of Victoria]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Leonard_French_National_Gallery_of_Victoria_1968_01_2_s.jpg "The stained glass ceiling of the Great Hall of the National Gallery of Victoria")
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![[State Library of Victoria, Melbourne's largest public library]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/State_Library_of_Victoria_La_Trobe_Reading_room_5th_floor_view_s.jpg "State Library of Victoria, Melbourne's largest public library")
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from Rory Hyde |
from Diliff |
![[ICI House , built in 1955, was a powerful symbol of the Olympic city's modernist aspirations]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Orica_House_s.jpg "ICI House , built in 1955, was a powerful symbol of the Olympic city's modernist aspirations")
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from Easel3 |
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