The dome was modeled on the Florence Cathedral, while the main pavilions were influenced by the style of Rundbogenstil and several buildings from Normandy, Caen and Paris.
Composed of brick, timber, steel, and slate, the Exhibition Building is representative of the Byzantine, Romanesque, Lombardic and Italian Renaissance styles. According to Reed, the eclectic design was inspired by many sources. The Royal Exhibition Building was the largest design completed by Reed and Barnes. The Royal Exhibition Building was designed by the architect Joseph Reed of Reed and Barnes architecture, who also designed the Melbourne Town Hall, the State Library of Victoria, and the Baroque style gardens. The Big Picture, opening of the Parliament of Australia,, by Tom Roberts Today, the building hosts various exhibitions and other events and is closely tied with events at the Melbourne Museum. It sits adjacent to the Melbourne Museum and is the largest item in Museum Victoria's collection. It is the world's most complete surviving site from the International Exhibition movement 1851–1914. It received restoration throughout the 1990s and in 2004 became the first building in Australia to be awarded UNESCO World Heritage status, being one of the last remaining major 19th-century exhibition buildings in the world.
Throughout the 20th century smaller sections and wings of the building were subject to demolition and fire however, the main building, known as the Great Hall, survived. The building is representative of the money and pride Victoria had in the 1870s. It was built to host the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880–81, and then hosted the even larger Centennial International Exhibition in 1888, and the formal opening of the first Parliament of Australia in 1901. It is at 9 Nicholson Street in the Carlton Gardens, flanked by Victoria, Carlton and Rathdowne Streets, at the north-eastern edge of the central business district. The building sits on approximately 26 hectares (64 acres), is 150 metres (490 ft) long and is surrounded by four city streets. The Royal Exhibition Building is a World Heritage-listed building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, built in 1879–1880 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50 exhibitions between 18 around the globe. Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
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