Experts' Choice Award Royal Exhibition Building
5 expert reviews
“It was the first building to fly the Australian flag, and Australia’s first parliament was held here in 1901; it now hosts everything from trade fairs to car shows.”
– Lonely Planet
Time Out "One of the world's oldest remaining exhibition pavilions. It's the only surviving Great Hall that once housed a 19th-century international exhibition and is still used for exhibitions." Full review
Independent "Victorian-era architect Joseph Reed designed Melbourne’s Unesco World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building, crowned by a magnificent dome inspired by Brunelleschi’s cupola for Florence Cathedral"
Lonely Planet "It's a hop and a skip from the city bordered by the leafy Carlton Gardens where you'll find the UNESCO-listed Royal Exhibition Building as well as the kid-friendly Melbourne Museum"
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