Queen Victoria Market

This article is about the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne. For the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney, see Queen Victoria Building.

Queen Victoria Market
Aerial photograph of Queen Victoria Market
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General information
StatusNational Heritage List
TypePublic food, produce and flea market
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°48′25″S 144°57′25″E / 37.8070°S 144.9569°E / -37.8070; 144.9569
Completed1878[1]
OwnerQueen Victoria Market Pty Ltd[2]

The Queen Victoria Market (also known colloquially as Vic Market or Queen Vic) is a major landmark in the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Covering over seven hectares (17 acres), it is the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere.

Constructed in stages from the 1860s and officially opened in 1878, the Queen Victoria Market is the last remaining major market in the CBD, and along with Prahran Market and South Melbourne Market, the last of the city's Victorian era markets still operating. It is listed on both the Victorian Heritage Register and the National Heritage List, and is one of Melbourne's major tourist sites, attracting approximately 10 million visitors annually.[3]

  1. ^ "Queen Victoria Market". Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Corporate Information | Queen Victoria Market | Melbourne". Queen Victoria Market. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Queen Vic Market precinct works begin" (22 January 2019), The Leader. Retrieved 27 October 2020.