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Flinders Street Station:
Trains have been arriving at Flinders street station since 1854, part of this building remains but was later rebuilt in 1901-1911 due to demand for more train services, when this happened Melbourne’s train, tram and public transport system changed the cities scale dramatically. Train stations were extended and more added such as Caulfield, Boxhill, Williamstown and Heidelberg lines. Flinders street station is Melbourne’s iconic Edwardian Baroque masterpiece, the structure is heritage listed under the Victorian heritage register. Over the years Flinders street station has become a popular meeting place. "Under the clocks" meaning the row of clocks near the main entrance is one of the two terms used for meeting places at Flinders street station the other being "I'll meet you on the steps referring to the large stairs leading up to the main entrance.

Shrine of Remembrance:
The shrine of Remembrance is located on St Kilda Road in king’s domain and was designed by Phillip Hudson and James Wardrop. The shrine was built to remember the soldiers of the Great War. This piece of architecture has many features, including the marble remembrance stone. The stone is low in the ground so people must look down to read what is on the stone. On the stone is a quote from the bible "greater love hath no man" it is engraved on the face of the marble. On the 11th minute of the 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th month natural light shines through a purpose built hole in the roof of the shrine and onto the word "love" in that sentence.

Royal Exhibition Building:
The Royal Exhibition Building began construction in 1855 but was only completed in 1880. The building was designed by Joseph Reed and Frederick Barnes, the main building director was David Mitchell. The Royal Exhibition building was created out of entirely local materials and the original building was on a 20 acre piece of land bound by Victoria, Rathdowne, Nicholson and Carlton streets, in Carlton. The building withstood many attempts to demolish it completely, but it has only had changes to the building and its surrounding features. Since the structure has not been completely demolished it is now World heritage listed and was the first building in Australia to earn this title. In the life of the building it has been used for many different things such as a hospital, hosting the opening for the first parliament and the 1956 Olympic Games.