Lunch on the Grass -- Déjeuner sur l'herbe

            The CBD of Melbourne has benefited from a northern end precinct that includes RMIT University and the State Library of Victoria. At various times of the day there is a sense of youthful energy and purpose pouring onto the nearby streets (especially lunchtime!). It is not quite at pre-pandemic levels, but it is getting there...

The library was built in segments in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. It is claimed to have been one of the first free libraries, and currently to be the third busiest in the World, due no doubt in part to use by students from the adjacent university. Its dome, modelled on the reading room of the British Museum in London and the Library of Congress in Washington, was added between 1909 and 1913. (Its dimensions are 35X35m, compared to the BM's 43w X 33h.) 

The library has several gallery and exhibition spaces. At the time of this shot, there was a photography exhibition. To the left of the portico, St George perpetually slays the dragon. In the centre, one individual was evidently bored by it all...

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Taken on: November 13, 2023

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