EXPLORE MELBOURNE

Get to know more about Melbourne as you see some of its major landmarks from the 88th floor

at Eureka Skydeck.

Identify the following Melbourne landmarks by using your visitors guide, sights of Melbourne and

the viewfinders located on level 88. Fill in the missing information using the facts you can find

around the Skydeck.

Landmark: ………………………………………………

Viewfinder: ……………………………………………..

The best-known railway station in Australia is located

on the corner of ……………………………… Street

and ……………………………. Street in the heart of

Melbourne.

Opened in ……………, a competition was held for the

design of the station and was awarded to J.W.

Fawcett and H.P.C Ashworth in 1900.

Everyday over 110,000 commuters and over ………...

trains pass through this station.

How many platforms can you see from the Skydeck? …………………………………………………………..

In one minute how many train do you see pull into the station? Make a tally …………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Landmark: ……………………………………………….

Viewfinder: ………………………………………………

Also known as …………………………., is an

Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park and is

home to the Melbourne Cricket Club.

Built in …………………… it was the centrepiece

stadium of the 1956 Summer Olympics and 2006

Commonwealth Games.

It is the heart of Australian sport and the birthplace

of……………………………………………………….

The MCG has ……………… distinct light towers, each reaching 75m high!

Landmark: ………………………………………….

Viewfinder: …………………………………………

Now boasting 225 hectares of beautiful parkland

Albert Park was originally ………………………….

and was converted into a permanent lake

in ……………………….

Evidence indicates that Aborigines inhabited Albert

Park and surroundings some 40,000 years ago.

Named in honour of Queen Victoria’s consort,

……………………………………. it is now

a ……………………. sporting venue and home

to ………………………………………………………………...

and …………………..………………………………………..

What colour is the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre? ..........................................................................

Landmark: ………………………………………….

Viewfinder: …………………………………………

Opened on ………………………………………. The

Shrine was built as a memorial to the men and

women who served and died in

the ……………….….………… of ………………….

One of the ……………………………………….. and

most visited war memorial it hosts the annual

ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day ceremonies.

Inscribed on the marble Stone of Remembrance

within the sanctuary are the words ‘Grater love hath no man’.

‘Let all men know ……………………………………………………………………………………..’

Landmark: ……………………………………………….

Viewfinder: ………………………………………………

Built to commemorate the ……………….. centenary

of …………………………….. Opened on 26th October

2002 it is considered to be Melbourne’s

……………………………………………………….

Federation Square fuses art, culture, architecture and

hospitality and links the city with the ………………….

River.

Home to ACMI, which stands for?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Landmark: …………………………………………………

Viewfinder: ………………………………………………..

Flemington is the best-known ……………………………

in Australia and home of the ……………………………...

Every year on the ………………………………………. of

November ‘the race that ……………………………….’ is

held. The first race being held in ………………………...

It is the most significant racing heritage site in the

country and in 2006 it was placed on the National

Heritage List.

The Melbourne Gateway is close by what names do the giant sculptures go by?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Landmark: ………………………………………….

Viewfinder: …………………………………………

Also known as ……………………………………….

One of Melbourne’s most important ……………..th

century public buildings which recorded all of ……

…………………………………………………………

The customs duties they collected formed the

backbone of government revenue.

Originally completed in ………………… it was then

restored in 1998 and is now home of the

Immigration Museum.

Landmark: ………………………………………………

Viewfinder: ……………………………………………..

Covers over …………………………… in South Yarra

and established in 1846.

Home to ……………………………………………. and

……………………………………………………….......

Today the gardens are home to more than 51,000

individual plants.

What colour is the flag that flies above government house? …………………………………………………….

The ………………………….…… was named after the

Aboriginal word ………………………………………...,

meaning …………………………………………………..

The river starts in ……………………………….….. and

empties into ……………………………………………….

How long is the Yarra River?........................................

The Yarra is often used from recreational sports such

as boating, rowing, water skiing, kayaking and

canoeing. Take a minute to see how many different

activates take place both along and on the water. List

what you can see: ……………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

The ………………………………. is the name given to

the grid like layout of Melbourne’s CBD.

What are the 4 streets that make its boundaries?

1 …………………………………………………

2 …………………………………………………

3 …………………………………………………

4 …………………………………………………

Designed by ……………………………………….. in

………………………..., it lies at an angle to the rest of

Melbourne so that it is easily recognisable.

Mark each of these landmarks on the map below