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Nine storeys behind a small arcade entrance.

Nicholas Building · Swanston Street

Nicholas Building on Swanston Street, Melbourne.

Photo: Stephen Bain / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Display cropped.

About this place

The city’s walking guide dates this Chicago School building to 1926. Cathedral Arcade forms the ground-floor entrance.

The record

Comparison: The building’s documented scale and architectural history.

Not a tallest-building claim. Upper-floor studios and private rooms are not automatically open to visitors.

Visiting

Use the linked visitor page to check current access, opening and booking arrangements.

Check access details directly before travelling. Occasion tags are editorial suggestions. They do not certify accessibility or opening hours.

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Sources

Sources checked 23 September 2026. A publisher’s claim is attributed; it is not a complete independent survey.