page_title: Hoddle Grid
section_title: North-south streets
hierarchical_section_title: Hoddle Grid / North-south streets
caption_attribution_description: English: The Melbourne skyline as viewed from the Rialto Observatory on Collins St. This panorama spans facing north (left side) east (centre) to south (right side). Taken as a 2 x 5 segment panorama by myself with a Canon 5D and 17-40mm f/4L lens. This image is a crop of the original as per below. Deutsch: Der Melbourne Skyline von der Rialto-Aussichtsplattform auf Collins Street angesehen. 180-Grad-Panoramablick erstreckt sich nach Norden (links), nach Osten (Mitte) und nach Süden (rechts) aus 10 Bildern (zwei Reihen von 5) unter Verwendung einer Canon 5D mit einem 17-40mm f/4L Linse. Français&#160;: La ville de Melbourne vue depuis le sommet de la tour Rialto sur Collins Street. Vue panoramique à 180 degrés centrée sur l'est (Le nord est à gauche, le sud à droite de la photo) réalisé à partir de 10 clichés (en deux rangs de 5) obtenus à l'aide d'un appareil Canon 5D équipé d'un objectif 17-40mm f/4L. Türkçe: Collins Street üzerinde bulunan Rialto Observatory'den Melbourne'nın panoramik manzarası. Yarra Nehri'nin kuzey kıyısında bulunan Melbourne'nın merkezi ticaret bölgesi, Flinders Street İstasyonu çevresi ve güney kıyısında bulunan South Bank görünmektedir. (25 Kasım 2008)
context_page_description: The Hoddle Grid is the contemporary name given to the approximately 1-by-0.5-mile grid of streets that form the central business district of Melbourne Australia. Bounded by Flinders Street, Spring Street, La Trobe Street, and Spencer Street, it lies at an angle to the rest of the Melbourne suburban grid, and so is easily recognisable. It is named after the surveyor Robert Hoddle, who marked it out in 1837, establishing the first formal town plan. This grid of streets, laid out when there were only a few hundred settlers, became the nucleus for what is now a city of over 5 million people, the city of Melbourne.
context_section_description: Perpendicular to the Yarra River:
  Spencer Street (westernmost)
  King Street
  William Street
  Queen Street
  Elizabeth Street
  Swanston Street
  Russell Street
  Exhibition Street
  Spring Street (easternmost)
caption: A ~180 degree panoramic image of the Melbourne's Hoddle Grid roughly centered on the easterly direction; the original CBD (or "the city"). Southbank is on the right side (south). Photographed from the Rialto Observation Deck
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