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Encyclopedia > Collingwood Town Hall
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Collingwood Town Hall on Hoddle Street

Collingwood Town Hall is a civic building located on Hoddle Street in Abbotsford, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Postcode: 3067 Melway Maps 2C, 2D, 2G, 2H, 44 Local Government: City of Yarra State electorate: Richmond Federal electorate: Melbourne Abbotsford is a small inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, nestled in between Collingwood, Richmond and Clifton Hill and separated from Kew by the meandering Yarra River. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...


The hall was built between 1885 and 1890 to the design of local architects George R. Johnson in the Second Empire style, rich in detail and prominent mansard roofs and pyramid domes. It is widely considered one of the finest Town Halls in Australia, and, along with the Sydney Town Hall and South Melbourne Town Hall, one of the best example of the style in Australia. The canonical example of Second Empire style is the Opéra Garnier, in which Neo-Baroque meets Neo-Renaissance. ... Jules Hardouin-Mansart, marble bust by Jean-Louis Lemoyne: a full-dress Baroque portrait bust demonstrates that the Kings architect is no mere craftsman Jules Hardouin-Mansart (Paris, April 16, 1646 – Marly, France, May 11, 1708) was a French architect whose work is generally considered to be the... Sydney Town Hall Right in the heart of Sydney the Sydney Town Hall is a beautiful landmark sandstone building. ... South Melbourne Town Hall. ...


Fire destroyed the interiors in the 1920s, which were significantly remodelled at the time in an Art Deco style. Asheville City Hall. ...


After council amalgamations in 1994, the City of Collingwood was absorbed by the new City of Yarra and the council chambers and offices were relocated to Richmond at the Richmond Town Hall. The City of Yarra is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Richmond is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Richmond Town Hall Richmond Town Hall is a civic building located on Bridge Road in Richmond, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ...


Collingwood Town Hall is now a used for special functions and as an exhibition space.


See also

Town Halls of Melbourne
Town Halls Box Hill | Brighton | Brunswick | Camberwell | Coburg | Collingwood | Dandenong | Fitzroy | Hawthorn | Footscray | Glen Eira | Heidelberg | Kensington | Kew | Malvern | Melbourne | Moonee Ponds | Moorabin | Northcote | North Melbourne | Oakleigh | Port Melbourne | Prahran | Preston | Richmond | South Melbourne | St Kilda | Williamstown

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