Book, "The Olympic Village for the XVIth Olympiad Melbourne, 1956"
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Plan/Architect's Drawing
Documents and books/Book
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
A group of published architectural drawings, bound in a white card cover, of all the styles of housing constructed for athlete accommodation at the Olympic Village, Heidelberg, for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Book also features plans of the estate, showing the housing layout during and after the Games when it reverts to public accommodation. Title, "THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE / FOR THE XVITH OLYMPIAD / MELBOURNE, 1956".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 240 W: 284 D: 5mm (H: 9 7/16 W: 11 3/16 D: 3/16")
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Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1986.1042
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Doris Carter OBE
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