Summary
Black & white photograph of the northern facade of the new eastern annexe of the Exhibition Building, 1973. The eastern annexe was redeveloped between April 1972 and March 1973.
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
A view of the eastern annexe building with two large trees and a car park in the foreground and the dome of the Exhibition Building in the background.
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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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Jan 2000
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1973
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
New eastern annexe 1973/ Northern facade new eastern annexe (first section) building replaced in/ turn Aquarium (1895 - 1953), Stadium annexe (1956 - 1972). Designed by/ Meldrum and Partners, architects; built by Robert Salzer Constructions/ Pty. Ltd. 1972; opened by Hon. E.A. Meagher MBE. Ed., January 30th/ 1973. Left foreground: entrance to Convention Centre, right:/ Jika Jika Lounge.
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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
240 mm (Width), 185 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Car Parks, Construction Works, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees