Title Australia's Heritage - National Treasures. Episode 7, Royal Exhibition Building / writer/director, Matthew Thomason ; producer, Hugh Piper

Published Australia : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (5 min.) Summary During the 19th century, Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building was an architectural masterpiece which showcased Australia's arrival on the world stage as an economic powerhouse. It was 1888, the golden age of exhibitions, and Victoria, initially fuelled by the gold rush, boasted the largest exhibition building in the world with its annexes combining to cover 14 hectares. Some two million attended the centenary exhibition, nearly twice Victoria's population. The National and World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building was used for the opening of the first Australian Federal Parliament in 1901, and subsequently served as a hospital, an army training centre and a wrestling venue during the 1956 Olympics. It is the only exhibition building from that period remaining in the world Notes Title from resource description page (viewed August 03, 2015) In English Subject Royal Exhibition Building (Melbourne, Vic.) SUBJECT Royal Exhibition Building (Melbourne, Vic.) fast (OCoLC)fst00723989 Subject Exhibition buildings -- Australia. Exhibition buildings. SUBJECT Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 Subject Australia. Genre/Form Documentary television programs. Documentary television programs. Documentaires télévisés. Form Streaming video Author Piper, Hugh, producer Taylor, Chris, onscreen presenter Thomason, Matthew, director, writer Screen Australia, production company

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