Jonathan, Lachlan, Michael and Tyson who are students from Anderson’s Creek Primary School designed this page on the Royal Exhibition Building for our school's Cyberfair presentation. They chose the Royal Exhibition Building because they went on an excursion around Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They saw the building themselves and thought it was huge. It looked very interesting and we decided to do some research and found out some fascinating information.

The Royal Exhibition Building is known to be one of the biggest buildings in Melbourne. It would be a great view on top of the main dome.

When was it built ?

It was built in 1880 when it held Melbourne’s first International exhibition and over 25 nations came to see the exhibition. The exhibition was run for six months and the attendance was over two million which was nearly double the population of Melbourne.

The Royal Exhibition Building was built as Australia’s first Parliament house. Today it used as a museum and a venue for exhibitions and special events. Some of the things that are put on show are old paintings and old photographs of famous Australians. It has also been used in the past for major events like the Motor Show, Home Show and Bridal Fairs.

Another important event that is held at the Exhibition Building and in the Carlton Gardnes next door, is the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

Here is a picture of the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne.

The Royal Exhibition Building is in the middle of Rathdowne St,Victoria St and Nicholson St. Around the corner is the Imax Theatre, the world's biggest cinematic screen.

The Royal Exhibition Building was designed by an architect called Joseph Reed. The actual building is made up of materials like bricks, glass on the roof, tiles, cement, etc. We think it would have taken way over one year to complete building.