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The Queen Victoria Market is a major landmark in Melbourne , Australia . It is the only surviving 19th century market in the Melbourne Central Business District , with the fish, hay and corn, Eastern and Western markets having been demolished. The market named after Queen Victoria who ruled the United Kingdom, including the Colony Of Victoria , and later Australia , from 1837 to 1901. Starting as a small market to the east of the city in 1857, it gradually expanded to space made available from the closure of a cemetery west of Queen Street and north of Franklin Street. The market was originally wholesale and retail fruit and vegetable, but has been retail since the wholesale market in Footscray Road was opened in 1969. Today the market is a tourist destination, offering fruit and vegetables, meat, poultry and seafood, gourmet and deli foods as well as specialty delicacies. It also has a large non-food related market selling a diverse range of things such as clothes, shoes, jewellery and handmade art and crafts. The market is open every day except Mondays and Wednesdays. On Wednesday evenings in the summer months, there is a night market which offers dining, bars, live entertainment and a variety of other stalls. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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