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Old Melbourne Observatory
Royal Botanic Gardens/Birdwood Ave, South Yarra VIC 3141, Australia Phone: +61 3 9650 5600About
The Observatory was the home for weather forecasting, time setting, setting weights and measures standards and for the surveying of Victoria. The distinctive shapes of the buildings, built and added to between 1861 and 1902, topped by sliding domes and opening roof structures evoke immediate recognition of their functions as devices for tracking and charting stars, watching the weather and keeping time.
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