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Bourke Street is a major street in the central business district(CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Bourke Street is named for Sir Richard Bourke, the Governor of New South Wales (and thus, of Melbourne as well) in 1837, when the Hoddle Grid was drawn up. Bourke Street Mall. ... Bourke Street Mall. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1650 KB) Summary Bourke Street Photographer: Simon Laird Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Bourke Street, Melbourne ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1650 KB) Summary Bourke Street Photographer: Simon Laird Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Bourke Street, Melbourne ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1533 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Bourke Street, Melbourne ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1533 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Bourke Street, Melbourne ... A road ascends a mountainside using hairpin bends in the French Alps. ... Schematic plan of Hoddles allotments for the village of Melbourne, March,1837 Each block was further subdivided into 20 allotments each 76 perches in area Map of central Melbourne Melbournes CBD. The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Bourke KCB was Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, Australia between 1831 and 1837. ... List of Governors of New South Wales See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... | Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ...

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Geography

Bourke Street runs roughly from east to west and it bisects the CBD (known as the Hoddle Grid) along its long axis. Bourke Street runs between the parallel Little Collins and Little Bourke streets. There are two stretches of Bourke Street; the older CBD stretch and the newer Docklands stretch. The older stretch intersects with Spring Street to the east and Spencer Street to the west. The newer stretch is bounded by the Southern Cross Station (former Spencer Street Station) to the east and will intersect with the Collins Street expansion to the west in the future. Parallel is a term in geometry and in everyday life that refers to a property in Euclidean space of two or more lines or planes, or a combination of these. ... Little Collins Street is a minor street in the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Little Bourke Street is a street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Melbourne Docklands (postcode: 3008) is an urban redevelopment project in Melbourne, Australia. ... Spring Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Spencer Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The new exterior of Southern Cross Station, seen from Spencer Street Southern Cross Station (formerly Spencer Street Station) is a major railway station in Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Collins Street, looking West from the Collins Street / Swanston Street Super Stop Collins Street, looking East from Swanston Street The bottom end of Collins Street, in between William and King Street Collins Street is a major street in the Melbourne central business district and runs approximately east to west. ...

Commercial Zone

Bourke Street is a commercial zone lined by glass-paned skyscrapers, especially on the western stretch of the street. It is home to the new National Bank headquarters by the Victoria Harbour in Docklands, Commonwealth Bank Centre building, Bourke Place, Marland House, National Bank House and AMP Square. The National Australia Bank or nab (ASX: NAB, LSE: NAB, NYSE: NAB, TYO: 8637 ) colloquially the National or the NAB, is the largest bank in Australia. ... The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (commonly just the Commonwealth Bank) is the second largest bank in Australia, after the National Australia Bank. ... Bourke Place from the Rialto Tower Observation Deck Bourke Place is a skyscraper in Melbourne. ...

Shopping Precinct

Bourke Street is a major retail shopping precinct, which along with the rest of the central business district attracts hundreds of thousands of locals and a large number of tourists every day. A central feature of this is the Bourke Street Mall, a pedestrian and tram-only strip between Swanston and Elizabeth streets. This is home to two major department stores - Myer (one of the world's largest) and David Jones, numerous chain stores such as HMV, Nike, adidas and the The Body Shop, and several large specialty stores. The historic neo-classical style GPO Melbourne, which is also on Bourke Street Mall, has been restored and converted to a high-end shopping destination after a fire partly destroyed it. It was reopened in early 2005. The mall has received a major facelift in preparation for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. A drawing of a self-service store Retailing consists of the sale of goods/merchandise for personal or household consumption either from a fixed location such as a department store or kiosk, or away from a fixed location and related subordinated services (Definition of the WTO (last page). ... Schematic plan of Hoddles allotments for the village of Melbourne, March,1837 Each block was further subdivided into 20 allotments each 76 perches in area Map of central Melbourne Melbournes CBD. The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... El Nido, Philippines Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act. ... Bourke Street Mall The newly redeveloped Bourke Street Mall East Bourke Street Mall during redevelopment Bourke Street is a major street in the central business district(CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... A CLRV Streetcar in the City of Toronto. ... Swanston Street, looking north from the corner of Bourke Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. ... Elizabeth Street is one of the main north-south streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. ... Myer - Melbourne store This article is about the department store. ... David Jones is the second largest department store chain in Australia. ... His Masters Voice, usually abbreviated to HMV, is a famous trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record company. ... Nike, Inc. ... Adidas is a German sports apparel manufacturer, part of the Adidas Group. ... The Body Shop in Downtown Toronto, Canada. ... The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26. ...

Bourke Street Mall is regularly used by buskers and street theatre acts. A common attraction every Christmas is the large Myer Windows, which are decorated in a different Christmas display every year. Christmas is a Christian holiday held on December 25 which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ...

Food Precinct

Bourke Street is becoming Melbourne's newest food precinct with a few sidelanes such as The Causeway, Market Lane, Crossley Street, Liverpool Street and the newly reopened Postal Lane being home to a number of chic cafes and restaurants. At the east end, Bourke Street is also part of Melbourne's Chinatown, the destination for Chinese cuisine. Bourke Street is also the place for fine-dining with the excellent Grossi Fiorentino, Bottega, Becco and the world renowned Flower Drum restaurants being among the restaurants having their premises either on or immediately adjacent, to this street. The gate to Montreals Chinatown A Chinatown is a section of an urban area associated with a large number of Chinese residents or commercial activities within a city outside China. ... Chinese cuisine is widely seen as representing one of the richest and most diverse culinary cuisines and heritages in the world. ...

Cinemas

Bourke Street has played a historically significant part in Melbourne's cinema industry. It was home to the city's first permanent cinema (although this was initially established near Princes Bridge), and by 1913 had developed into Melbourne's principal cinema precinct. In 1908, Arthur Russell began screening films at St. George's Hall, which was rebuilt as Hoyt's De Luxe Theatre in 1914, marking the beginning of the Hoyts cinema chain. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1649 KB) Summary I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1649 KB) Summary I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Princes Bridge The Princes Bridge is a historic bridge that crosses the Yarra River in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Current Logo of Hoyts Cinemas with the slogan Theres No Substitute Hoyts are an Australian chain of cinema multiplexes. ...

Bourke Street remained a centre for cinema-goers until quite recently. In 2005, the Hoyts cinema moved to larger premises at the Melbourne Central shopping centre. On 15 February 2006 the Village cinema closed down, leaving Village cinemas at nearby Crown Casino as the main Village branded city cinemas. The Chinatown Cinema, which inhabits the former Hoyts Midcity cinema, is the only cinema left in Bourke Street. Just off Bourke Street, the Greater Union cinemas and the newly expanded Kino Dendy cinemas continue to be cinema drawcards. Current Logo of Hoyts Cinemas with the slogan Theres No Substitute Hoyts are an Australian chain of cinema multiplexes. ... Melbourne Central is a large shopping, office, and public transport hub in the city of Melbourne, Australia. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Logo of Village Roadshow Village Roadshow ASX: VRL is an Australian media company with interests in cinema, theme parks, film production and distribution. ... Logo of Greater Union Greater Union is an Australian chain of cinema multiplexes. ...

Tourist Attractions

A famous attraction within Bourke Street is the historic Royal Arcade, and in particular, its two ornamental clocks, Gog and Magog. View of Royal Arcade looking south toward Little Collins Street. ...

Parliament House is situated at the intersection of Bourke Street and Spring Street, and along with St Patrick's Cathedral, forms a stunning vista looking east down the street. Parliament House, Melbourne Parliament House, Melbourne, has been the seat of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, since 1855, except for the years 1901 to 1928, when it was occupied by the Parliament of Australia. ... Spring Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... St Patricks Cathedral, Melbourne St Patricks Cathedral, Melbourne, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne and the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, currently His Grace, Archbishop Denis Hart. ...

Melbourne's Hard Rock Cafe is also found on Bourke Street. Besides that, Melbourne Fine Art Gallery which is also on the street will appeal to art lovers. Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of casual dining restaurants. ...

Transportations

A number of tram routes travel along Bourke Street and the Mall. These include trams no 86, 95 and 96. At the west and east ends of the street are Southern Cross (formerly Spencer Street) and Parliament stations, and Flinders Street and Melbourne Central stations are a short walk from the Mall. A pedestrian bridge provides access at the west end to both Southern Cross Station and Telstra Dome. Tram route 86 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Spencer Street Station is a major railway station in Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Entrance to Parliament station Parliament is an underground railway station in the suburban train network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Flinders Street Station (frequently just called Flinders Street; the context indicates whether the station or the street is being specified) is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Melbourne Central is a large shopping, office, and public transport hub in the city of Melbourne, Australia. ... A panoramic view of the interor of Telstra Dome with the roof closed. ...

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