Prahran｜澳洲墨爾本．一日步行散策：繁華與反叛並行的城市片段

Prahran｜Melbourne, Australia — A Day’s Walk Through a City of Contrasts
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位於墨爾本東南側的 Prahran，是一處在歷史與風格之間不斷轉換語氣的街區。

Located in the southeast of Melbourne, Prahran is a neighbourhood that constantly shifts its tone between history and style.

19 世紀中葉，Prahran 因鐵路開通與商業興起而迅速發展，成為當時新興中產階級的時髦聚落。走在 Chapel Street 上，如今依然能看見維多利亞時期留下的紅磚立面、鐵花陽台與拱形窗列，像靜默的時間斷片，在高低起伏的街屋中延續著老城的脈絡。

但 Prahran 並不只是歷史的保存盒，也藏著墨爾本最具反骨氣質的創意能量——從小型藝廊、獨立書店到時裝品牌工作室，再到轉角處的當代混凝土建築與老建物再利用的酒吧，每一個轉彎都有不同的建築節奏。小巷中，仿舊紅磚與工業風混搭著當代細節；大型公寓開口寬大，用鋁板與清水混凝土回應城市更新的語言。

In the mid-19th century, the arrival of the railway and the rise of commerce brought rapid development, turning Prahran into a fashionable enclave for the emerging middle class. Along Chapel Street, remnants of the Victorian era still stand: red-brick facades, wrought-iron balconies, and rows of arched windows—silent fragments of time that carry the rhythm of the old city through its undulating streetscape.

But Prahran is more than just a time capsule—it also harbours some of Melbourne’s most rebellious and creative energy. Independent galleries, niche bookstores, fashion studios, contemporary concrete buildings, and bars carved from repurposed heritage structures all collide in an ever-changing architectural rhythm. In the laneways, aged bricks and industrial textures meet contemporary details; large apartment blocks speak in the language of urban renewal with raw concrete and aluminium panels.