Queen Victoria Building for Australians, Queen Victoria Building (QVB) is a shopping mall, a good place for leisure, a witness to history, and the pride of Australians. Built in 1898, the original purpose of the building is as a market and office, for the Roman style structure, the top center towers with exquisite glass domes, the building side is gorgeous stained glass windows, fine wood panelling, the building also houses a large collection of royal paintings. Pierre Cardin once praised QVB as "the most beautiful mall in the world". With such a magnificent building, it was built during Australia's terrible economic depression. In its early days, the building had a concert hall, coffee shops, offices, grocery stores and exhibition rooms, and merchants from all walks of life, such as tailors, silk merchants, barbers and gardeners. Decades later, the concert hall was converted into a library, and offices and merchants grew. In the 1930s, QVB underwent a major change, mainly becoming the office of the city council. In 1959, QVB was once in danger of being demolished, and the government planned to demolish the ornate but already collapsed historic site and convert it into a municipal center and underground parking lot. Fortunately, the artisans carefully repaired the 7-story building to keep it. Today, the QVBs that visitors enjoy, whether they are glass domes, stained glass windows or spiral staircases, or arches, pillars, railings and intricately patterned floor tiles, all retain their original appearance.