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The Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens in Melbourne is recognized by the United Nations as a World Heritage Site, one among the 16 World Heritage Sites. The Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens is also the first Australian structure to be included in the World Heritage List. This is one of the foremost places that you head to during sightseeing in Melbourne. The Royal Exhibition Building The Royal Exhibition Building ages more than a century and is one of the last remaining structures of the 19th century in Australia. It was built in the Carlton Gardens for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. The building is built in the Byzantine, Romanesque, Lombardic and Italian Renaissance styles. The 1888 Centennial International Exhibition was the second exhibition hosted here. The Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens also stands witness to the International Exhibition movement, which began in the mid-19th century. This movement signified the rapid industrialization and the growth of international trade through the technological innovation taking place during the 19th and early 20th century Europe. The Royal Exhibition Building today stands as the only substantially intact example in the world of a Great Hall from the International Exhibitions of the 19th and early 20th century. Carlton Gardens The Carlton Gardens are in two parts: the South Garden and the North Garden. It is located at the edge of Melbourne's city centre, bound on all sides by Victoria, Rathdowne, Carlton and Nicholson streets. Unlike other historical parks, the Carlton Gardens has remained intact as originally designed by the Victorian Parliament in 1878. The South Carlton Gardens, or the South Garden, as it is known today, had become a pleasure garden during the 1880 and 1888 international exhibitions. Till today, it continues to be used for parkland and exhibition purpose. The northern portion of the Carlton Gardens was used as the temporary exhibition annexes during the 1880 international exhibition. This area was built as a complementary landscape to the building and was designed by Hodgkinson. There were few annexes built here for the 1888 exhibitions, which were however demolished after the exhibition had finished. The Carlton Gardens are one of the last remaining representations of 19th century Gardenesque style. This style includes parterre garden beds, significant avenues like the southern carriage drive and Grand Allee, the path system, specimen and cluster of trees, two small lakes and three fountains. Your Melbourne holidays are incomplete without a visit to this place of abundant natural beauty. Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens is one of the major Melbourne tourist attractions. Both the exhibition building and the gardens are of tremendous cultural value to Australia. These can be called the sole existing representation of the Industrial Revolution in Australia and herein lie their importance. Be sure that you pack in both in your Melbourne travel guide.
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