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Melbourne Docklands

 

Founded in 1935, during the rule of King William IV, the city of Melbourne in Australia lies in the south-eastern part of Australia in the region of Port Phillip Bay. Capital of Victoria, this second biggest city of Australia stands at the meeting point of Holocene sand accumulation, Silurian mudstones and Quaternary lava flows. The Melbourne Docklands is one of the Tourist Attractions in Melbourne that is sure to attract your attention while you are on one of your Melbourne Tours. However there happens to exist a huge number of tourist spots each of which deserves a dekko.

Located 2km from the city center of Melbourne, Melbourne Docklands lies in the coastal area of the city. Originally used for docks along the Yarra River, the Docklands changed services owing to the containerization of shipping traffic. Today it stands as one of the chosen tourist destinations in Melbourne. Situated on the magnificent Victoria Harbour, 3km of Yarra River facade, Melbourne Docklands has a lot to offer ranging from urban art to astonishing architecture, from historic and modern buildings to high-tech harbors, from classy waterfront restaurants to snug pubs.

Spread over 200 hectares of water and land, Melbourne Docklands is composed of nine distinctive but interconnected precincts, mostly being looked after by the private sector. It provides a healthy mixture of residential, business and leisure elements. The precincts include Batman's Hill, Village Docklands, Stadium precinct, Digital Harbor precinct, Victoria Harbor, New Quay precinct, Yarra's Edge precinct.

The Melbourne Docklands has been a famous name for the number of entertaining parties hosted in the 1990s by Future Entertainment and Hardware Corporation. Renowned DJs and performers hit the headlines of the events. It is a major center for commercial activities as well.


Apart from the Melbourne Docklands the options of Sightseeing in Melbourne broadly include interesting tourist spots like the Luna Park, Melbourne Museum, Eureka Tower, Southgate, Brighton Beach, Royal Botanic Gardens, Parliament House of Victoria, Federation Square, Melbourne Docklands, Melbourne Zoo and Jewish Holocaust Museum.

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