{"id":38995,"date":"2022-10-14T07:01:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T07:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/uncategorized\/melbourne-cricket-ground-mecca-for-sports-buffs"},"modified":"2022-10-14T10:46:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T10:46:13","slug":"melbourne-cricket-ground-mecca-for-sports-buffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/blog\/travel-tips\/melbourne-cricket-ground-mecca-for-sports-buffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Cricket Ground \u2014 Mecca for Sports buffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-right kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;38995&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Melbourne Cricket Ground \u2014 Mecca for Sports buffs&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; 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Sports arenas here are well-known and one such iconic landmark is MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). Australians are sports mad and is evident from its world-class sports arenas situated in close proximity to each other. Australians love to watch football, cricket and tennis with equal \u00e9lan and this stadium hosts such events throughout the year. There are five Olympic level sports venues in the city, with all this Melbourne could easily be termed as Australia\u2019s sports capital.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7891\" style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/blog\/travel-tips\/melbourne-cricket-ground-mecca-for-sports-buffs\/attachment\/05_mcg_03\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7891\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7891\" class=\"size-my-custom-thumb wp-image-7891\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/travel-blog\/05_mcg_03-603x402.jpg\" alt=\"Majestic Ramparts of MCG with tall Light Towers\" width=\"603\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Majestic Ramparts of MCG with tall Light Towers<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Situated near Melbourne City Centre in Jolimont and Richmond area this majestic multi-purpose stadium is mecca for sports buffs across the globe and hosts some of the biggest International and National sporting events annually. I decided to walk down from Flinders street to MCG. Walking past some lush green and peaceful environs of Jolimont area, I reached a point from where I could see this majestic structure live for the first time. The first thing I could see was tall light towers situated along the periphery of this stadium. As I started walking towards the stadium its sheer size and volume started to change and I could feel it gigantism.<\/p>\n<div data-sliderid=\"49858\" id=\"penci-post-gallery__49858\" class=\"penci-post-gallery-container justified column-3\" data-height=\"150\" data-margin=\"3\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Statues of Sport Legends<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>With a total capacity of 100, 000 people this stadium ranks amongst one of the World\u2019s prominent stadiums holding variety of sports, cultural and other events throughout the year. One Interesting fact which I would like to share about this stadium is that it holds world record of highest light towers at any sports venue in the world. Popularly referred as \u2018The G\u2019 by the locals this stadium is one of the most respected names in Cricket history, and known world over for some of the historical matches played here and setting numerous sports records.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7894\" style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/blog\/travel-tips\/melbourne-cricket-ground-mecca-for-sports-buffs\/attachment\/05_mcg_06\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7894\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7894\" class=\"size-my-custom-thumb wp-image-7894\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/travel-blog\/05_mcg_06-603x402.jpg\" alt=\"Each MCG gate is dedicated to a Sport Legend\" width=\"603\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Each MCG gate is dedicated to a Sport Legend<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are life size statues of some of the most prominent sports personalities from football and cricket fields dotted around the periphery of the entire stadium strategically placed in front of each stadium gate. Each gate derives it names after one of the sporting legends. These statues collectively form a part of \u2018Parade of champions\u2019. I spent quite some time clicking pictures of these sports legends from different angles against stadium ramparts as backdrop\u2026 It was indeed a good fun.<\/p>\n<div data-sliderid=\"91772\" id=\"penci-post-gallery__91772\" class=\"penci-post-gallery-container justified column-3\" data-height=\"150\" data-margin=\"3\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Cricket display gallery at National Sports Museum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7898\" style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/blog\/travel-tips\/melbourne-cricket-ground-mecca-for-sports-buffs\/attachment\/05_mcg_10\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7898\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7898\" class=\"size-my-custom-thumb wp-image-7898\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/travel-blog\/05_mcg_10-603x402.jpg\" alt=\"MCG Model inside National Sports Museum\" width=\"603\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>MCG Model inside National Sports Museum<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7899\" style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/blog\/travel-tips\/melbourne-cricket-ground-mecca-for-sports-buffs\/attachment\/05_mcg_11\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7899\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7899\" class=\"size-my-custom-thumb wp-image-7899\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/travel-blog\/05_mcg_11-603x402.jpg\" alt=\"Enriching Display windows inside National Sports Museum\" width=\"603\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Enriching Display windows inside National Sports Museum<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7900\" style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/blog\/travel-tips\/melbourne-cricket-ground-mecca-for-sports-buffs\/attachment\/05_mcg_12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7900\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7900\" class=\"size-my-custom-thumb wp-image-7900\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/travel-blog\/05_mcg_12-603x402.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful backlit displays at National Sports Museum\" width=\"603\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Colorful backlit displays at National Sports Museum Colorful backlit displays at National Sports Museum<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>National Sports Museum situated inside MCG is must visit for every sport lover. With its rich and enticing sports exhibits this museum beautifully transports you back in history of Australian sporting events such as Australian Rules football, cricket, tennis, rugby union, soccer, boxing, and basketball. The Australian Hall of Fame is simply impressive with its rich Multimedia displays\u2026 entire Museum is well kept and wears a classy and colorful look. Do not forget to watch the miniature model of MCG covering all important details in most accurate manner.<\/p>\n<p>Also read:\u00a0<a title=\"Free things to do in Melbourne\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/blog\/travel-tips\/free-things-to-do-in-melbourne\">17 Free Things to do in Melbourne<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melbourne is not only rich in its art, street, food, and cultural precincts\u2026 its sports culture also score high in all respects. 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