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Gothic Bank - cnr Queen & Collins Street. MELBOURNE [Walking Melbourne - Building Profile]
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Gothic Bank: cnr Queen & Collins Street, MELBOURNE


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Building Profile

Name : Gothic Bank

Location

Address: cnr Queen & Collins Street
City: MELBOURNE

Postcode: 3000

Gothic Bank is a landmark

Construction Details

Built: 1883 - 1887
Original use: Bank
Current use:

Built in the Victorian period in the Neo-Gothic style

Notable features

Restrained rustic gothic features with Venetian styled trimmings and sashed windows. Prominent corner tower. Large central banking chamber visible through stained glass windows. Pinnacled, gabled and discrete dormer styled roofline. Stunning asymmetrical composition addressing a prominent corner.

History

Architect: William Wardell

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