August, 2011 – Graham Miln

Royal Exhibition Building - Melbourne Open House 2011

We have planned and tried to visit the Royal Exhibition Building on more than one previous occasion. Each time our plans were stopped in their tracks by building renovations or ticketed events.

With 2011’s Open House weekend we finally got our chance to see inside this incredible building. The building itself is World Heritage listed and continues to be actively used for events.

I had assumed the inside would be subdivided but that proved to be a poor assumption. The building consists of a single exhibition space with the odd room at the far ends for ticketing and other facilities.

Outside the Royal Exhibition Building

Looking up from the centre of the Royal Exhibition Building

Ceiling detail within the Royal Exhibition Building

Painted columns supporting the second floor of the Royal Exhibition Building

Ticketing windows inside the Royal Exhibition Building

Lights and windows within the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne