Summary
Black & white photograph of the landscaping of the Centennial Gardens taken from the northern end of what was previously the Nicholson Street carpark, looking south-west, on 19 August 1980. Although Centennial Hall is almost completed, the foreground shows the initial stages of the landscaping on the eastern side of Centennial Hall, with mounds of earth and earth moving equipment visible in the background.
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.
Physical Description
A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. The image is taken from the north-east, looking south-west, and shows the area previously covered by the Nicholson Street carpark being landscaped into the future Centennial Gardens. A white car is situated in the immediate right foreground, behind which the glass facade of the almost completed Centennial Hall reflects Royal Terrace on the eastern side of Nicholson Street. The car park has been removed and mounds of earth and equipment occupy the middle and background. The Exhibition Building's eastern nave and central dome are visible behind Centennial Hall. 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, 19 Aug 1980
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
CENTENNIAL GARDENS/ AUGUST 25th - OCTOBER 1st 1980/ Excavations Nicholson Street car park August 19th, 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
Buildings, Construction, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees