The MCG is the 'super stage' of Australian sport and entertainment, having housed high profile events ranging from the 1956 Olympics to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and concerts by the likes of the Rolling Stones and Madonna.
Victorians are more likely to refer to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as a cultural icon than one of the two most important cricket grounds in the world, but the hallowed turf in Jolimont is both.
While it's impossible to imagine the MCG elsewhere, the Melbourne Cricket Club chose its home from three sites offered by Governor LaTrobe in 1853 - adjacent to the existing ground; at the junction of Flinders and Spring streets or an area within the Police Paddock at Richmond.
With a seating capacity of 100,000, the MCG hosts more than 90 days of cricket and Australian Rules football each year and attendances exceed 3.5 million people annually. The MCG is within 15 minutes walking distance from the city centre and has two nearby railway stations, a tramway and bus links with all suburbs. The surrounding parkland accommodates about 6,000 cars.
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