Everything about King Street Melbourne totally explained
King Street is a main street in the
Melbourne central business district.
King St begins at the intersection of Hawke St and Victoria St in
West Melbourne and continues through the
Melbourne CBD turning into Kings Way at the Flinders St intersection. Towards the northern end of King St are the
Flagstaff Gardens.
The street is considered the hub of Melbourne's nightlife, and is home to many nightclubs including Inflation, Exchange Hotel and the Colonial Hotel, titty bars including Goldfingers, The Men's Gallery, Dallas Dancers, Bar 20, Centrefold Lounge and
Spearmint Rhino also restaurants including the Melbourne Oyster Bar.
King Street is also home to
Victoria University's City King St campus.
It is named after
William III of England.
Buildings and Architecture
In terms of architecture, there are many notable buildings on the street. The street crosses Melbourne's financial heart and many of Melbourne's tallest office towers line either side of the street, especially between Collins and Bourke Streets. The area was once lined with
bluestone warehouses, some examples of which still exist to this day. The street has many examples of modern architecture, some designed by
Yuncken Freeman who also had their offices located on the street.
The street is home to
St James Old Cathedral, an Anglican church, is the oldest church in Melbourne, although it isn't the church's original site. It was relocated from originally stood near the corner of
Collins Street and
William Street in 1914. Lazar Restaurant (numbers 234-238), a three storey bluestone warehouse built in 1858 is one of Melbourne's oldest and is heritage registered. The Former New Zealand Mercantile building (1909), one of Melbourne's rare unusual Edwardian buildings is on the corner of King and Collins opposite the
Rialto Towers (1986) once Melbourne's tallest. The Melbourne Stock Exchange (1990), another large post modern glass tower is on the opposite corner.
Among the notable demolitions on the street are the
Federal Coffee Palace (1888) and Robb's Buildings (1885), which made way for the Rialto Towers, both on the corner of King and Collins.
Events
Gallery
Image:Oldstjames.JPG|St James Old Cathedral
Image:IMG 3864.JPG|Rialto Towers is on the corner of King and Collins Streets
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