Yellow facade
And green dome.
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Melbourne's most famous and most photographed building, a railway station with a long yellow Edwardian Baroque facade crowned by a green copper dome and a clock tower, completed in 1910 on the site of Australia's first railway station. Above its main entrance hangs a row of old clocks showing train times, the origin of the famous local phrase meet me under the clocks, making it Melbourne's best-known meeting point for generations. The station is still the heart of the city's train network, with hundreds of thousands passing through each day. Its facade is lit in changing colours on special occasions, a lovely sight from the opposite bank of the Yarra or from Federation Square. Viewing is free at any time, the station is steps from the square and Hosier Lane, and the best photos are from the opposite corner of the intersection.
And green dome.
The meeting point.
On occasions.
Corner of Flinders and Swanston streets, central Melbourne
Federation SquareMelbourne's great cultural square, opened in 2002 on a deck above the railway li2 minutes walk4.4
Hosier LaneA narrow cobbled lane in central Melbourne whose walls are covered from ground t3 minutes walk4.3
Eureka SkydeckAn observation deck on the 88th floor of Eureka Tower, a skyscraper about 297 me5 minutes walk4.6
National Gallery of VictoriaAustralia's oldest and most visited art museum, founded in 1861 with more than s6 minutes walk4.6
State Library VictoriaAustralia's oldest public library, founded in 1854 and one of the first free lib12 minutes walk4.7It refers to the row of clocks over the Flinders Street Station entrance, the city's best-known meeting point.