Federation Square

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Federation Square
Aerial view of Federation Square at night, January 2011.
Type	Public space
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°49′04″S 144°58′07″E / 37.817798°S 144.968714°E / -37.817798; 144.968714
Area	3.2 ha (7.9 acres)
Created	26 October 2002 (2002-10-26)
Designer	Lab Architecture Studio Bates Smart
Operated by	Fed Square Pty Ltd (State Trustees Ltd for State of Victoria)
Visitors	9.7 million per annum
Open	All year
Public transit access	Flinders Street station Tram routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72
Victorian Heritage Register
Official name	Federation Square
Type	State Registered Place
Criteria	a, d, e, f, g
Designated	12 September 2019
Reference no.	H2390[1]

Federation Square (marketed and colloquially known as Fed Square^[2]) is a venue for arts, culture and public events on the edge of the Melbourne central business district. It covers an area of 3.2 ha (7.9 acres) at the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets built above busy railway lines and across the road from Flinders Street station. It incorporates major cultural institutions such as the Ian Potter Centre, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and the Koorie Heritage Trust as well as cafes and bars in a series of buildings centred around a large paved square, and a glass walled atrium.