Positioned around the shoreline of Port Phillip Bay, on the northern coast of the Yarra River, the city of Melbourne in Australia was founded in 1935, during the rule of King William IV. This second most populated city of Australia happens to be the capital of Victoria and is located at the confluence of Holocene sand accumulation, Silurian mudstones and the Quaternary lava flows. On one of your Melbourne Tours one of the Tourist Attractions in Melbourne that is sure to catch your attention happens to be the Eureka Tower, located in the heart of Southbank precinct.
Formally opened on the 11th of October, 2006, the Eureka Tower took quite some time to be completed. Having started in 2002, the exterior part of the construction process was completed on June 2006 and after that the entire tower got its full shape by October of the same year. Named after the Eureka Stockade, a revolt during the Victorian 'gold rush' in 1854, The Eureka Tower happens to bear designs related to the event in the form of the gold crown representing the gold rush.
The 91 storeyed tallest residential structure in the world, the Eureka Tower measures 297.3m. The eco-friendly design and the ultra modern technology offer metropolitan living style for the classy and the sophisticated. Surrounded by the bay, the Yarra River, etc, the Eureka Tower provides bird's eye views to the residents. The building houses 560 apartments, each with separate openable windows, balconies and laundry. The Eureka Skydeck 88 on the 88th floor is 285 meters above ground level. Luxury and comfort at their best, staying in the apartments is a dream come true for any of the residents. The premises of the Eureka Tower include a swimming pool, a gymnasium, a private theater hall, two saunas and high tech security for the residents.
The options of Sightseeing in Melbourne largely include wonderful tourist sites like the Melbourne Museum, Luna Park, Melbourne Docklands, Parliament House of Victoria, Southgate, Royal Botanic Gardens, Jewish Holocaust Museum Brighton Beach, Federation Square, Eureka Tower and Melbourne Zoo.
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