Summary
Black & white aerial photograph of the Royal Exhibition Building from north east, taken in 1981. The photograph shows the Royal Exhibition Building, new eastern and western annexes, the northern car park and parts of the northern and southern gardens.
This is one of 959 photographs (or images) of the Exhibition Building collated by the Exhibition Trustees as a 10 volume pictorial history of the Exhibition Building spanning the years 1880 to 1985. The pictorial history was instigated by the centenary of the Exhibition Building in 1980 and forms part of a larger Royal Exhibition Building collection of documents, photographs, objects and research files.
Description of Content
An aerial view of the Exhibition Building showing the Great Hall with the annexes and northern car park at the bottom of the photograph and part of the southern Carlton Gardens at the top of the photograph.
Physical Description
A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Royal Exhibition Building
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1981
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
The Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne/ From North-east, April 6th 1981
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Buildings & grounds
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
247 mm (Width), 193 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Car Parks, Gardens, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees