The signature branch of Victoria's homegrown department-store chain is a heady nine-floor temple to consumerism. There's home entertainment at the top and street fashion lurking in the basement; in between are high-end fashion, footwear, accessories and toiletries.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Melbourne attractions

1. Royal Arcade

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Built between 1869 and 1870, this Parisian-style shopping arcade is Melbourne’s oldest and has managed to retain much of its charming 19th-century detail…

2. Century Building

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Built between 1939 and 1940, this Streamline Moderne high-rise is an important Melbourne landmark. It was the first office block in the city to have air…

3. Block Arcade

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This beautiful Victorian shopping arcade, built in 1891 and inspired by the Galleria Vittorio in Milan, features ornate plasterwork and mosaic floors…

4. West Space

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One of Melbourne’s oldest nonprofit, artist-run galleries, West Space has a varied exhibition schedule featuring young and emerging artists. Expect a…

5. Manchester Unity Building

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Built in 1932, this honey-coloured art-deco skyscraper brings a slice of Chicago (or possibly Gotham City) to Swanston St. It's worth popping into the…

6. Melbourne Town Hall

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Since opening in 1870, this grand neoclassical civic building has welcomed everyone from Queen Elizabeth II, who took tea here in 1954, to the Beatles,…

7. Chinatown

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For more than 150 years this section of central Melbourne, now flanked by five traditional arches, has been the focal point for the city's Chinese…

8. Collins Street

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The eastern end of Collins St is lined with plane trees, grand buildings and luxe boutiques (hence its ‘Paris End’ moniker). Ornate arcades also lead off…