SOUTHBANK PROMENADE
Southbank is is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1km south from Melbourne's Central Business District. It is nowadays dominated by high-rise development, although it was a former industrial area. It is one of the primary business centres in Greater Melbourne, being the headquarters of Foster's, Treasury Wine Estates, Crown Limited, Alumina, Incitec Pivot, The Herald and Weekly Times (including the Herald Sun), as well as regional offices of many major corporations, in a cluster of towers with over 340,000 square metres of office space in 2008.
It is also one of the most densely populated areas of Melbourne, with a large cluster of apartment towers, including Australia's tallest tower measured to its highest floor, the Eureka Tower. Southbank Promenade and Southgate Arts and Leisure Precinct, on the southern bank of the Yarra River, extending to Crown Casino, is one of Melbourne's major entertainment precincts.
This post is part of the Water World Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Nature Footsteps Waters meme.
A walk along the promenade along Southbank is a great way to spend a lazy few hours.
ReplyDeleteI loved this part of Melbourne. Thanks for the memories.
ReplyDeleteRelaxing spot!
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Very nice photoes!!Me wanne travel!!☆¸¸.•♥.love.♥..•*¨*★ ☆¸¸.•♥.love.♥..•*¨*★
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photography ~ especially like the black swans ~ (A Creative Harbor) ~ artmusedog and Carol ^_^
ReplyDeleteWhat a great place to walk!! Love your captures as always, Nick, and the swans are gorgeous!! I would definitely enjoy spending time there!! Hope you're enjoying a great week!
ReplyDeleteI like this area very much....glad you shared your walk with us. Beautiful scenes of the landscape behind the waterscape.
ReplyDeleteGreat images, the swans are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see Southbank from a different perspective. Cute helipad and a stunning helicopter! Swans - appealing as ever.
ReplyDeleteWow that one building it has a very beautiful and unique design. ^_^ Great shots!
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Kim,USA
Gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
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