Xavier College day/night
Panoramas taken from the Xavier College oval giving day/night views of the Melbourne and the surrounding suburbs.
Click on the buttons lower right to change between day and night.
Carlton DFFH tower
The S-Shaped public housing tower located at 480 Lygon Street provide magnificent views from the SW and NE corner.
From the NE corner Lygon St runs North. To the left (West) of Lygon St lies Parkville. To the North lie Carlton North and Fitzroy North. To the North East lies Clifton Hill, Fitzroy North and to the East lies Fitzroy and Collingwood.
From the SE corner we have a sweeping view of the CBD and many historic buildings. Melbourne University was founded 22 Jan 1853 and this view of the historic precinct reveals many fine buildings.
Zoom in to fine detail and try to identify historic buildings. Zoom in and out, stop rotation and go fullscreen by using the control buttons of the tour. If you know of a good site please contact us via our Facebook page for Hidden Melbourne https://www.facebook.com/hiddenmelbourne/
Richmond From housing towers
Four S-Shaped residential towers located at 106, 108, 110 and 112 Elizabeth Street provide magnificent views of Melbourne from the East and all surrounding suburbs. Select the views to the Northwest, Southeast and Northeast to see all of Melbourne. You can switch off the information pins showing various locations, zoom in and out, stop rotation and go fullscreen by using the control buttons of the tour.
You can visit many of the locations identified by flags by accessing them from our site menu. If you know of a good site please contact us via the methods on our Facebook page for Hidden Melbourne https://www.facebook.com/hiddenmelbourne/
Collins Street looking East circa 1890
Collins Street looking East circa 1890 by Robert Vere Scott
Robert Vere Scott's most important work was in the panoramic format. Photo historian Gael Newton has determined from the 16.0 x 50.0 cm format of his photograph “Camels and men gather at the start of the expedition to survey the Trans-Australian Railway” that he was using a Kodak Panoram No. 4 camera released in 1899, or the No. 1 of 1900. These panoramic cameras used 120 roll film for ease of use and had a rotating lens and curved back and encompassed a view of between 112 and 142 degrees. Panoramic views of course had been produced in Australia since the late 1840s but these turn-of-the-century cameras made it possible to encompass the whole view in a sweep on one piece of film, rather than laboriously piecing together panoramas from a series of separate glass plates.
Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Vere_Scott
These 120+ year old images have survived remarkably well, thanks to the care of our historic institutions. We thank the State Library of Victoria for the use of this image Panoramic view of Melbourne looking east along Collins Street. Identifier(s): H96.160/917
I also thank my good friend, Ernst Zimmer, for the remarkable work that he has done to edit and enhance this large image and share it with us. A true labour of love and skill!
Camberwell Town Hall
Aerial view of Camberwell Town Hall and surroundings
Captured as 34 overlapping frames from a space close to the Town Hall, this shows a 360° view of Camberwell and it's most historic buildings. Captured in June, just before sunset during a short break in the rain and wind. A modern map shows the viewing direction and marker labels show notable buildings. Labels indicate the most historic building. These virtual tours represent travel through time and space in Melbourne's History.
