Melbourne waited 165 years for a city square and this undulating cobbled piazza was worth the wait. A popular venue for events and celebrations, Federation Square is a bold landmark and arts precinct, featuring geometrical patterning in sandstone and glass.
Federation Square is home to the Ian Potter Centre, housing the NGV's Australian collections, the Melbourne Visitors' Centre, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), the Australian Racing Museum and the Melbourne studios and offices of SBS, Australia's national multicultural and multilingual public broadcaster.
Alongside are retailers offering everything from flowers to art, wine to tickets and 16 bars and eateries catering for every taste, from Japanese and Chinese to Tapas and Mediterranean cuisine.