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The Royal Comedy Theatre



In 1881, the Comedy Theatre was built by Walkley and Hollinshead at 228-240 Exhibition Street. The theatre was designed with a big front opening door and heaps of long windows hanging, facing the opposite side of the street. Other than that, there was also an advertising billboard above the building. It has been used as a centre for live comedy and entertainment for years. They lived by contributing entertainment, such as stand up comedy and musical, and earning from the welcoming audience. With citizenship, people were able to enjoy live entertainment during their leisure time.

Today, there are two bars located between the red carpet foyer, 6 front magnificent bronze entrance doors and numbers of speakers; inside and  out, fancy light bulbs sparkling above the ceiling. It is still used for comedy entertainment and allows people for rest and recreation. The contributions of life in Melbourne today is pretty much the same as the past, mainly for entertainment. For sustainability, there were lots of rubbish in front of the entrance, allowing the people to save the environment. Besides, it also provides an area for car parking thus, helping their customers to save the trouble in finding a parking space. It also includes employment for comedians too. As for citizenship wise, there is music bursting through the speakers outside the theatre, even in the morning when they are not working, providing live and entertaining music for by-passers to enjoy.  DID YOU KNOW ? The Comedy Theatre was built in six months, and was painted in stone and brick.

Former Magistrates Court



 When the Former magistrates courts was built in 1911, the building was built with vintage texture on the buildings. It happened to look like it was constructed around the same style as the British buildings, Concentric arches rusticated stonework, and a bizarre copper roofline. It was used for the public as a court house with trials. It supplied the liveability in Melbourne by enforcing laws with conviction and punishments. Sustainability in Melbourne back in the past was giving justice to the innocent from the Judge. Citizenship was that the guilty would be taken away for an amount of time and that the people in the streets of Melbourne could feel safe again.



Today, the Former Magistrates courts has a Romanesq ue texture of building also there had been no noticeable modifications from looking on the outside, also made by old stone. In the days today, it is part of a Melbourne History Walk. Part of the building  is now used for RMIT – Chancellor’s office, heads of the schools also with a meeting room. Contributions to liveability in the life of Melbourne is that it is now used for research. Sustainability wise, it is used for education and citizenship is that they all work together to help others learn.

DID YOU KNOW ?  Ned Kelly was trialled at the Former Magistrates Court. The Former Magistrate Court <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;"> was acquired in 1997 by RMIT.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">The Old Police Head Quarter Office



<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The Old Police Head Quarter Office, a strong and faithful building. This magnificent building was built in 1940 and completed in 1943, at 376 Russel Street. It was designed by Percy Everett with an antenna plunging towards the blue sky. Like any building in the past, it was built with bricks and stones but, was not painted. Numerous old-fashioned windows adorning neatly outside the head quarters. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">It was used as a police headquarters to apprehend criminals, sending them into jail. Furthermore, it is located directly opposite the Old Magistrate Court, allowing them to trial the terrible convicts easily so they could be hanged. In summary, the old police headquarters provides the liveability of employing huge amount of police to work at their headquarters. Other than that, it provides citizen with safety.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">But today, the Old Police Head Quarter Office has changed into apartments to be accommodate. Similar to the past, the building remained the same simple yet classy design. Below the apartments, a small cafe located to sell refreshment. For today, it provides accommodation for citizen to sustain the building. Even today, the Old Police Head Quarter Office is still a famous building as it is a landmark at Melbourne.

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