Princes Pier
Princes Pier is a 580 metre long historic pier on Port Phillip, in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was known as the New Railway Pier until renamed Prince's Pier after the Prince of Wales who visited Melbourne in May 1920.Photo: Karn-b, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beacon Cove light rail station and Port Melbourne Town Hall.
Beacon Cove light rail station
Tram stop
Photo: Donaldytong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beacon Cove light rail station is a tram stop, which is situated 520 metres east of Princes Pier.
Port Melbourne Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Port Melbourne Town Hall was erected in 1882. The Town Hall is an important element in the historic Bay Street streetscape of inner city Port Melbourne. Port Melbourne Town Hall is situated 1½ km east of Princes Pier.
North Port Oval
Pitch
Photo: Biatch2, Public domain.
North Port Oval is an Australian rules football and cricket venue located in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The ground serves as the home to both the Port Melbourne Cricket Club and the Port Melbourne Football Club. North Port Oval is situated 2 km northeast of Princes Pier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inner south and Docklands.
Inner south
Photo: Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melbourne's inner south contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit. The landscape varies from industrial ports to glitzy waterfront localities.
Docklands
Suburb
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Docklands is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the western end of the central business district. Docklands had a population of 15,495 at the 2021 census. Docklands is situated 3 km northeast of Princes Pier.
Melbourne
Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.
Melbourne is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.
Princes Pier
- Type: Pier
- Description: historic pier on Port Phillip, in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Category: transportation
- Location: City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.84099° or 37° 50′ 28″ southLongitude
144.92694° or 144° 55′ 37″ eastOpen location code
4RJ65W5G+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1389238007OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pierGeoNames ID
2207604Wikidata ID
Q7244471
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In Other Languages
“Princes Pier” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “プリンセス・ピア”
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