Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Outdoor performance venue in Melbourne, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is an outdoor bandshell performance venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located in the lawns and gardens of Kings Domain on Linlithgow Avenue close to the Arts Centre and the Southbank entertainment precinct. It was officially opened by the Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Menzies, on 12 February 1959, with an audience of 30,000 people. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
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Photographed in May 2005 | |
Address | Kings Domain Melbourne Australia |
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Coordinates | 37.82329°S 144.974454°E / -37.82329; 144.974454 |
Owner | Victoria State Government |
Operator | The Arts Centre |
Capacity | Up to 10,000 (2,030 fixed seats)[1] |
Surface | Concrete, grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1958; 66 years ago (1958) |
Opened | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) |
Architect | Barry Patten |
Tenants | |
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Arts Centre Melbourne | |
Type | Historic |
Criteria | b, d, f, g, h |
Designated | 21 September 2005; 18 years ago (2005-09-21) |
Reference no. | 105743 |
Official name | Sidney Myer Music Bowl |
Type | State Registered Place |
Designated | 19 April 2001; 23 years ago (2001-04-19) |
Reference no. | H1772[2] |
Heritage Overlay number | HO908[2] |
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