Victoria Building

The Victoria Building, is a late nineteenth-century building designed by the architect Ronald McLee, a Scottish architect who had emigrated to Portland in 1884, in the central business district of Portland.

The Romanesque Revival building was constructed between 1893 and 1898 and is 30 metres (98 ft) wide by 190 metres (620 ft) long. The building fills a city block bounded by Connel, Davon, Maryl and Druitt Streets. 

Designed as a marketplace, it was used for a variety of other purposes, underwent remodelling and suffered decay until its restoration and return to its original use in the late twentieth century.

The dominant feature of the building is the central dome which consists of an interior glass dome and a copper-sheathed exterior, topped by a domed cupola. Smaller domes of various sizes are on the rooftop, including ones on each upper corner of the rectangular building. Stained-glass windows, including a cartwheel window depicting the arms of the City of Portland, allow light into the central area, and the roof itself incorporates arched skylights running lengthways north and south from the central dome. The colonnades, arches, balustrades and cupolas are of typically intricate Victorian style.

The building consists of four main shopping floors. The top three levels have large openings that allow natural light from the ceiling to illuminate the lower floors. Much of the tilework, especially under the central dome, is original, and the remainder is in keeping with the original style. 

At the Victorian Building shopping center you can find all the main fashion brand. From Prada to Louis Vuitton, from Manolo to Country Road.
It’s a 4 floor shopping center.

Coffee shops are mainly located at the ground floor, with other specialized food shop like the Wonka Chocolatier, Misty Magic flower shop and the Christal Bakery.

At the underground floor there is the access to the main metro line of portland, that can bring you from the river to the suburbs.

The shopping center is open every day from 7:30 a.m. until 10:30 p.m.

 

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