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Federal Coffee Palace in Melbourne, Australia. Built in 1888 at the height of Melbourne’s Boom era, and controversially demolished in 1973. It has since gained posthumous fame as the building Melburnians most regret having lost.

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Comments

  1. Frits2003 says

    Why was it destroyed?

  2. SirBreckenridge says

    So it’s like Melbourne’s Penn Station?

  3. Lazy_coma says

    Why not rebuild it?

  4. Jazoua says

    When a 100+ year old building looks more expensive than any building I’ve seen in downtown Dallas

  5. Vanderhorstviolater says

    Federal Coffee Palace sounds like a band name, like Cat Empire-
    Seriously though, I wish the people in charge of decisions like what happened to this could be litigated and charged with criminal acts

  6. rattatally says

    Does anyone know what this architecture style is called?

  7. chepulis says

    Not entirely sure, but i think this is what’s being built there.

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