Starting at the south corner of the Reserve, this is the 1889 Charles George Gordon statue, erected by the people of Victoria. No, really, they paid for it. He was Major-General of the Royal Engineers until he died at the Battle of Khartoum in 1885. (It was an Egyptian war, but Egypt was a British vassal state.) Click on the first photo for a closeup if you read this caption all the way to the end. Good human.


In battle order, clockwise, here were Major General Gordon's exploits until his demise.


This triangle is called Gordon Reserve, and perhaps that's because it has two Gordon statues on it. This 1932 statue is for the poet Gordon, not the soldier Gordon. No relation, but a common name, and someone decided they wanted more Gordons in their life.


The Stanford Fountain was designed in England by William Stanford in A.D. 1870 and is apparently his only artwork. Isn't Melbourne lucky? Crafted of solid basalt, it features swans, fishes, and innocence. He should have made more.


Moving to the east side of the Reserve, this is the Great Petition statue by Susan Hewitt and Penelope Lee, celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in Victoria. It actually celebrates a petition signed by 30,000 women in 1891, but suffrage was not granted until 1908.


Next to that, the 1874 German Lutheran Trinity Church.


Of course an artists' building would be overwrought. This building at the northeast corner of the Reserve dates to 1888, in the height of Victorian architecture.


Continuing west along Albert Street, this was the Baptist Church House in 1859. The front façade dates to 1865, and the towers date to never, because they were designed but not built.


The 1877 East Melbourne Synagogue was founded for the Hebrew Congregation that originated in 1857.


Proving that Albert Street is a bastion of religious tolerance, just west of the synagogue is the 1901 Salvation Army printing works.


You all came to Parliament Reserve to see the Parliament House, so here's the Parliament House.


Here's an ornate 1891 lamp in front of Parliament House.


Here are some elaborate architectural details from the façade of the Parliament House. Sorry, no random faces on this building.

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