Summary
Black & white photograph of the completed Centennial Hall from the west, taken in October 1980. Centennial Hall was constructed between August 1979 and September 1980.
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
View of Centennial Hall from the west. Commissioned housing flats in Fitzroy can be seen in the background and there are two trees and a car park in the foreground.
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, 1980
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Master Plan Stage 6./ Construction Centennial Hall August 27th, 1979 - September 30th, 1980/ - from West October, 1980.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Centennial hall
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
242 mm (Width), 180 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Building & Construction, Buildings, Car Parks, Housing Estates, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees