page_title: Federation Square
section_title: Plaza and giant screen
hierarchical_section_title: Federation Square / Design features / Plaza and giant screen
caption_attribution_description: Kevin Rudd on screen in Federation Square, Melbourne, apologising to the Stolen Generations.
context_page_description: Federation Square is a venue for arts, culture and public events on the edge of the Melbourne central business district. It covers an area of 3.2 ha at the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets built above busy railway lines and across the road from Flinders Street station. It incorporates major cultural institutions such as the Ian Potter Centre, Australian Centre for the Moving Image and the Koorie Heritage Trust as well as cafes and bars in a series of buildings centred around a large paved square, and a glass walled atrium.
context_section_description: A key part of the plaza design is its large and fixed public television screen, which has been used to broadcast major sporting events such as the AFL Grand Final and the Australian Open every year. It is currently the biggest broadcasting screen in Australia.
caption: The large screen is used for public events. Pictured is a telecast of Kevin Rudd's parliamentary apology to the stolen generations.
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