Royal Exhibition BuildingSuspected

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Dated: Dated 1879–80
Declared purpose: Main hall for the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition
Today: Survives, still an exhibition hall
Build time: Under 2 years (1879–80)
Region: Australia/NZ
Architect of record: Joseph Reed, architect: about 56 when credited (1879, born 1823). Build time on record: under 2 years (1879–80).All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

A domed exhibition palace built in under two years, one of the few fair halls to survive.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A domed exhibition palace built in under two years for the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition. It is one of the last great 19th-century exhibition halls still standing.

Why researchers flag it
A domed exhibition palace built in under two years, one of the few fair halls to survive.
A fair palace that stayed
It hosted the 1880 and 1888 exhibitions, then the opening of the first Australian Parliament in 1901.
Under two years
A domed hall of this size in under two years, the same pace as the fairs in this app.
The Florence dome
Its dome is said to be modelled on Brunelleschi's in Florence.
Architect of record
Joseph Reed (born 1823) was about 56 when credited with the design in 1879. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.