Our first stop in Melbourne, Flinders Street! Oh what a joy to see so many tourists here. And shops too! I love this part of the city!
Flinders Street is a notable street in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Running roughly parallel to the Yarra River, Flinders Street forms the southern edge of the Hoddle Grid. It is exactly 1 mi (1.609 km) in length and one and a half chains (99 ft, 30 m) in width. It is named for the explorer Matthew Flinders, erroneously credited with discovering Port Phillip at the time of its naming. It extends eastwards as far as Spring Street and the Treasury Gardens and westwards past Batman's Hill to the Melbourne Docklands. As the closest street to the river, Flinders Street serviced Melbourne's original river port. Customs House, now the site for Victoria's Immigration Museum, is on Flinders Street. SOURCE.
And look, here's another special discovery along Flinders Street, the St. Paul's Cathedral. ♥♥♥
Opposite Federation Square, on Melbourne's busiest intersection, the neo-Gothic St Paul’s Cathedral is a Melbourne landmark, built between 1880 and 1931.
Constructed in sandstone, the current building replaced an earlier bluestone church, built on the site where the first public Christian services in Melbourne were led by Dr Alexander Thomson in 1836.
Designed by William Butterfield, the cathedral’s architecture is described as Gothic transitional, combining Early English and Decorative Gothic styles. Highlights include the fine polychromatic brickwork, beautifully patterned floor tiles and mosaics, banded stonework, fine timbered roof and tiled dado walls. SOURCE.
Here are more details of the beautiful Cathedral in case you want to check it out...
Location
198-206 Flinders Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Contact details
Phone: 9653 4333
welcome@stpaulscathedral.org.au
www.stpaulscathedral.org.au
Opening hours
Mon: 8am – 6pm
Tue: 8am – 6pm
Wed: 8am – 6pm
Thu: 8am – 6pm
Fri: 8am – 6pm
Sat: 9am – 4pm
Sun: 7.30am – 7.30pm
You can also check the website for times of services. The cathedral shop is open daily from 10am to 3.30pm.
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