Address | Kings Domain Melbourne Australia |
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Coordinates | 37°49′24″S 144°58′29″E / 37.8233149°S 144.9746821°E |
Owner | Government of Victoria |
Operator | The Arts Centre |
Capacity | Up to 10,000 (2,030 fixed seats) |
Surface | Concrete, grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1958 |
Opened | 1959 |
Architect | Barry Patten |
General contractor | John Holland |
Tenants | |
Website | |
Arts Centre Melbourne | |
Type | Historic |
Criteria | b, d, f, g, h |
Designated | 21 September 2005 |
Reference no. | 105743 |
Official name | Sidney Myer Music Bowl |
Type | State Registered Place |
Designated | 19 April 2001 |
Reference no. | H1772[1] |
Heritage Overlay number | HO908[1] |
The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is an outdoor bandshell performance venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located in the lawns and gardens of Kings Domain on Linlithgow Avenue close to the Arts Centre and the Southbank entertainment precinct. It was opened by Prime Minister Robert Menzies on 12 February 1959.