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CulturalRef. 1131

Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens

Cultural World Heritage property in Australia, inscribed in 2004 under criterion (ii).

Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, Australia
Photo: Andrew Lukaris · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Australian Convict SitesBudj BimGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaGreater Blue Mountains AreaK'gariLord Howe Island GroupNew Zealand Subantarctic IslandsRoyal Exhibition Building and Carlton GardensSydney Opera HouseTasmanian WildernessUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkWillandra Lakes Region37.806° S, 144.970° E
State Party
Australia
Year of inscription
2004
Criteria
ii
Area of property
26 ha
Location
Melbourne
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1131 · Wikidata Q15278460

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

269 kmBudj BimAustralia · 2019CulturalWillandra Lakes Region, Australia495 kmWillandra Lakes RegionAustralia · 1981MixedTasmanian Wilderness, Australia542 kmTasmanian WildernessAustralia · 1982MixedGreater Blue Mountains Area, Australia644 kmGreater Blue Mountains AreaAustralia · 2000NaturalSydney Opera House, Australia714 kmSydney Opera HouseAustralia · 2007CulturalAustralian Convict Sites, Australia734 kmAustralian Convict SitesAustralia · 2010Cultural
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Also inscribed in 2004

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