Which city is this?

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Melbourne. 
 
This photograph shows the General Post Office building under construction in 1861. It was built in three stages, beginning in 1859, and reaching completion in 1907.

Photograph of the General Post Office under construction
Edward Haigh, Post Office, Melbourne, 1861, nla.obj-136815111

The building remains standing today on the corner of Melbourne’s Elizabeth and Bourke streets. 
 
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