A relief on the external façade of the Meat and Fish Hall building
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The Market is named after Queen Victoria who ruled the United Kingdom, including the Colony of Victoria, and later Australia, from 1837 to 1901. Starting as a small Market to the east of the city in 1857, it gradually expanded to space made available from the closure of a cemetery west of Queen Street and north of Franklin Street. The Market was originally wholesale and retail fruit and vegetable, but has been retail since the wholesale market in Footscray Road was opened in 1969. The Queen Victoria Market is the only surviving 19th century Market in the Melbourne central business district.
Today the Market is a tourist destination, offering fruit and vegetables, meat, poultry and seafood, gourmet and deli foods as well as specialty delicacies. It also has a large non-food related market selling a diverse range of things such as clothes, shoes, jewellery and handmade art and crafts. “Queen Victoria†redirects here. ... “VIC†redirects here. ... 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. ...
The Market is open every day except Mondays and Wednesdays. On Wednesday evenings in the summer months, there is a night market which offers dining, bars, live entertainment and a variety of other stalls.
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The QueenVictoriaMarket is a major landmark in Melbourne, Australia.
It is the only surviving 19th century market in the Melbourne central business district, with the fish, hay and corn, Eastern and Western markets having been demolished.
Starting as a small market to the east of the city in 1857, it gradually expanded to space made available from the closure of a cemetery west of Queen Street and north of Franklin Street.
The Lower Market (bounded by Elizabeth, Victoria, Queen and Therry Streets) is the oldest part of the Market.
Instead it was used as a Livestock and Hay Market until it was permanently reserved as a Market in 1867.
The Upper Market (bounded by Queen, Victoria, Peel and Franklin Streets) was not originally reserved as a market but had a number of other uses including a school and drill hall.
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