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Melbourne was also used to represent and double as New England and Boston in the 2009 film Knowing, an American production shot in Australia. The 2014 film Predestination was shot in Melbourne, though the story takes place in New York City. [37] In 2022, the documentary The Lost City of Melbourne screened at the Melbourne International Film ...
Prominent Melbourne street artists were featured in Space Invaders, a 2010 exhibition of street art held at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. [5] [6] Hosier Lane is Melbourne's most famous laneway for street art, however there are many other laneways in the inner city that exhibit street art.
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In addition, Melbourne's Golden Mile heritage walk runs through the arcade. Along with Melbourne's other arcade, the Block Arcade, and Melbourne's lanes, it is a tourist icon of the city. Royal Arcade is famous for its fashion stores as well as specialty stores such as tarot card reading store.
In 1855, the Melbourne Cricket Club secured possession of its now famous ground, the MCG. Members of the Melbourne Football Club codified Australian football in 1859, [56] and in 1861, the first Melbourne Cup race was held. Melbourne acquired its first public monument, the Burke and Wills statue, in 1864.
The Melbourne International Gateway, colloquially known as The Cheese Stick [1] or Cheesestick, [2] is a giant yellow sculptural work and iconic roadside attraction over the CityLink motorway in the suburb of Parkville of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.
Melbourne indie pop group The Killjoys’ first recorded release was a 5 track cassette in 1988 called Audrey, with a photo of the Skipping Girl on the cover. Melbourne indie pop group Skipping Girl Vinegar named themselves after the sign, stating "We love her, she's part of Melbourne, and an authentic old world pop icon."
The City of Melbourne's central municipal building is located on the northeast corner of Swanston and Collins Streets–it is the oldest town hall in Melbourne's metropolitan area, constructed in 1887 in Second Empire style, by the iconic local architect Joseph Reed and Barnes. The building is topped by Prince Alfred's Tower, named after the Duke.