Victoria Barracks, Melbourne

Victoria Barracks
General information
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
Town or cityMelbourne
CountryAustralia
Coordinates37°49′39″S 144°58′14″E / 37.827391°S 144.970447°E / -37.827391; 144.970447
Construction started1856
Completed1872

Victoria Barracks Melbourne is an Australian Government building located on St Kilda Road in Melbourne, Australia. It was constructed in the mid-to-late 19th century as barracks for British colonial forces in Australia and was the headquarters of the Department of Defence from 1901 to 1953, also housing Australia's war cabinet during World War II. It is still used as a Department of Defence administrative centre in the present day.