Friday, February 22, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Melbourne Central - Shot Tower
Melbourne Central is a large shopping, office, and public transport hub in the city of Melbourne, Australia.
Its signature attraction is the massive glass cone sitting the Coop's Shot Tower which was built on the site between 1889 and 1890.
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Monday, February 18, 2008
State Library of Victoria
The State Library of Victoria is one of Australia's oldest cultural institutions. It is the major reference and research library in Victoria, responsible for collecting and preserving Victoria's documentary heritage and making it available through a range of services and programs.
With more than two millions of collections, if every item was laid end-to-end, it would stretch for 90kms. The oldest book collected in here is "Boethius' De Musica, a late 10th-century manuscript". The oldest item is Cuneiform Tablet (c2050BC).
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