# Abbotsford Convent

Melbourne, Australia

A 14.5-hectare complex of Gothic Revival buildings on a bend of the Yarra, founded by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1863. For over a century it housed orphans and women in institutional laundries; since 2004 it has become Australia's largest multi-arts precinct.

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Coordinates: -37.8025, 145.00388889

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