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The Palais Theatre - St Kilda
By rocky | May 27, 2008
St Kilda is a seaside suburb of Melbourne Australia and is home to two of the city’s most iconic buildings Luna Park amusement park and the Palais Theatre. When built in 1927the theatre was one of the largest in the southern hemisphere and was used primarily for a picture theatre but today it is used for live performances hosting some of the world’s biggest names, they have included the likes of the Rolling Stones, Kiss, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and INXS who used the theatre in their Listen Like Thieves video clip. The building is one of Australia’s finest examples of Art Deco and has been placed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The building is planned to be restored to it’s former glory as part of a controversial redevelopment of the area surrounding the theatre.
Official Site: http://www.palaistheatre.net.au/
Tags: , Melbourne, Theatre
Categories: Australia
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1. John | June 11th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
skhs.org.auAt the St Kilda historical Society, we have published a book “A Place of Sensuous Resort”, which is available on the web.
There is a chapter on the Palais Teatre, and its history, at
http://www.skhs.org.au/SKHSbuildings/3.htm
Enjoy the read!
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