Argyle Square is located off Lygon Street in Carlton. Part of the site is a tree-lined park and part is the site of the former Carlton Bowling Club. In 1995, the Carlton Bowling Club closed and the land became vacant. The City of Melbourne then made plans for its redevelopment, which commenced in 2005. On 29 January 2006, Lord Mayor John So opened the refurbished Argyle Square.

Argyle Square is supposed to have an "Italian" theme, and features a bronze solar clock surrounded by traditional handcrafted paving made from Porphyry stone from the trento region in Italy. It also has a number of steel columns that are illuminated at night.

I think they did a nice job here. The paving looks great but the new space as a whole is not much to admire during the day. But at night it looks quite spectacular with illuminated blue columns.

Here are some recent pics of mine: Enjoy!

Argyle Square by day:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/adonline/ArgyleSq_4.jpg

The sundial in the centre of the paving:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/adonline/ArgyleSq_5.jpg

Argyle Square at dusk:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/adonline/ArgyleSq_1.jpg

Looking back towards the city and Lygon Street:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/adonline/ArgyleSq_3.jpg

The "blue poles"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/adonline/ArgyleSq_2.jpg

And here's a picture of Argyle Square before the re-development (from TravelVictoria.com.au):
http://www.travelvictoria.com.au/images/carlton/photos/28.jpg

Pretty, nice night photos too.

For once the MCC seems to have got the design right unlike the bastard Bourke st Mall.

Nice. Thanks Olderfleet, will have to check this out.

Very nice photos !

Nice design - but i dunno how its looks Italian!

Those blue lighted poles are class. :D