Federation Square is fast becoming the cultural heart of the city. People either love it or hate it but you can’t ignore it. You can't stop staring because its structures are so surprising and confronting. Federation Square embraces all the city's inner tensions, between old and new, between artistic freedom and the constraints of funding and politics. Sitting opposite a cathedral, a pub and the famous Flinders Street railway station there are cafes, bars, a funky glass visitor information centre, a function centre, National Art Gallery of Victoria, the Australian Racing Museum and more.