
St Paul's Cathedral -- Melbourne, Victoria
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S 37° 49.033 E 144° 58.066
55H E 321124 N 5812520
Quick Description: St Paul's Anglican Cathedral -- Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 11/15/2009 9:02:54 PM
Waymark Code: WM7P09
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Long Description:St Paul's Anglican Cathedral is located on the corner Flinders and
Swanston Streets in the Melbourne City Centre.
Registered by Heritage Council Victoria, St Paul's was
consecrated in 1891. It was built in the High Victorian Gothic
Revival architecture style (In the third quarter of the nineteenth
century it was popular to build High-Churches in the style inspired
by midieval buildings). The original architect was William
Butterfield; in 1884, the architecture responsibility was
transitioned to Joseph Reed, famous for also design many other
Melbourne buildings; his design for the cathedral's spires were
constructed between 1926-1933.
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