The Market is named after Queen Victoria who ruled the British Empire, from 1837 to 1901. The Queen Victoria Market is the only surviving 19th century market in the Melbourne central business district. There were once three major markets in the Melbourne CBD, but two of them, the Eastern Market and Western Market, both opened before the Queen Victoria, closed in the 1960s. It also forms part of an important collection of surviving Victorian markets which includes the inner suburban Prahran Market and South Melbourne Market.
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Beautiful flowers for sale. We don't have this type of market in small town Illinois. Enjoyable post!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great market! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful place! I wish we had something similar here.
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I didn't know that our Queen Vic Market is the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere. But I always take tourists to Melbourne to visit, and I love buying fresh food there.
ReplyDeleteThe market building is unlike anything I've ever seen. It's wonderful, and I'm glad it wasn't torn down. I'm a bit of a Queen Victoria fan myself. The market stalls are beautiful, and ever so colourful. Thanks for the tour!
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One of the things I love about Wordless Wednesday is that I get to see and learn so much about places all over the world. Wonderful photos and information. Thanks
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