White Night Melbourne: City's iconic buildings and streets ablaze with light shows
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Melbourne's biggest arts festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people last night, as the city's most iconic buildings were brought to life with spectacular light shows.
It was the fifth edition of White Night Melbourne and streets, parks, laneways and cultural landmarks were filled with every art form imaginable.
The Royal Exhibition Building, State Library and Flinders Street Station were among buildings used as canvasses for moving light shows combined with sound.
Live music, dancing and street performers also drew big crowds.
The twelve-hour festival ran from dawn till dusk and streets were blocked off.
Police said overall they were happy with crowd behaviour, but capsicum spray was used after they were called to a fight at Federation Square just after 2:00am.
One person was arrested and the crowd was moved on.
A 17-year-old boy from Dandenong North is expected to be charged on summons with possession of a dangerous article.
Twenty-one people were arrested overnight, including for being drunk or on drugs, and charges of assault, criminal damage and weapons offences.
Ambulance Victoria said they treated 46 people at the event, including eight for overdoses, and 17 people were taken to hospital.
International visitors to the city were impressed by the event.
Cat Miller from England said she had loved the light shows and the festival showed Melbourne as an exciting city.
"It brings everyone together, so it's really nice," she said.
White Night was originally conceived in Paris in 2002 and is now held in more than 20 cities around the world.
Topics: carnivals-and-festivals, arts-and-entertainment, melbourne-3000
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