Melbourne central business district
The Melbourne central business district is the city centre and main urban area of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, centred on the Hoddle Grid, the oldest part of the city laid out in 1837, and includes its fringes. The Melbourne CBD is located mostly in the local government area of the City of Melbourne, which also includes some of inner suburbs adjoining the CBD, while a small section extends into the City of Port Phillip.
CBD of Melbourne as viewed from Eureka Tower, June 2012
Artist's impression of the signing of Batman's Treaty
John Pascoe Fawkner
Aerial view of the western end of the CBD. The far right of the image is Flinders Street station and the Yarra River.
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia. Its name generally refers to a 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi) metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area.
Image: Melburnian Skyline
Image: Flinders Street Station Melbourne March 2021
Image: Shrine of Remembrance 1 (cropped)
Image: 2017 AFL Grand Final panorama during national anthem (cropped)