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Federation Square (marketed and colloquially known as Fed Square [2]) is a venue for arts, culture and public events on the edge of the Melbourne central business district. It covers an area of 3.2 ha (7.9 acres) at the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets built above busy railway lines and across the road from Flinders Street station .
Welcome centers, also commonly known as visitors' centers, visitor information centers, or tourist information centers, are buildings located at either entrances to states on major ports of entry, such as interstates or major highways, e.g. U.S. Routes or state highways, or in strategic cities within regions of a state, e.g. Southern California, Southwest Colorado, East Tennessee, or the South ...
In 2014 an area previously used for depot activities was reclaimed as garden space and features a major stormwater harvesting system, a café and visitor centre which provides tourism information about Melbourne as well as specific information and services for Cooks' Cottage and Fitzroy Gardens. [2]
Located on the CBD's southern edge, it extends between Flinders Street and Flinders Lane, and opens opposite the Atrium at Federation Square. Since the late 1990s, Hosier Lane has become a popular tourist attraction due to its street art. [1] Hosier Lane is a long-standing de facto ‘free-to-paint' area that does not require permits or ...
Federation Square was to be a new civic space, built above the Jolimont railyards, to mark the celebration of Australia's Centenary of Federation. [4] [5] An aerial view of ACMI in Fed Square, Melbourne (photo by Phoebe Powell) On 1 January 2002, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image was officially established by the Film Act 2001 (Victoria).
The Federation Square Atrium leads to the Ian Potter Centre, which houses NGV Australia. A major fundraising drive was launched on 10 October 2000 to redevelop the ageing St Kilda Road building and although the state government committed the majority of the funds, private donations were sought in addition to federal funding.
The third entrance is located within Federation Square, with the Square's information centre demolished in 2018 to construct the new entrance. [20] The final entrance is an underground connection to nearby Flinders Street station through the already existing Campbell Arcade connection. [19]
A visitor center may be a Civic center at a specific attraction or place of interest, such as a landmark, national park, national forest, or state park, providing information (such as trail maps, and about camp sites, staff contact, restrooms, etc.) and in-depth educational exhibits and artifact displays (for example, about natural or cultural history).