Birrarung Marr
Birrarung Marr is an inner-city park between the central business district in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and the Yarra River. It was opened in 2002.Photo: R Jones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: inner-city park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “Birrarung Marr, Melbourne”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Melbourne Southern Cross and Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Melbourne Southern Cross
Photo: Xb-70, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Melbourne's Southern Cross Station is not just the main station of Melbourne, but where the entire Victorian rail network comes together. It's at the western edge of Melbourne CBD, with plenty tram, suburban and regional connections, in addition to a coach terminal.
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Stadium
Photo: Flickerd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground, also known locally as the 'G', is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the eleventh-largest stadium globally and the second-largest cricket stadium by capacity.
Federation Square
Square
Photo: AussieNickuss, Public domain.
Federation Square is a venue for arts, culture and public events on the edge of the Melbourne central business district. It covers an area of 3.2 ha at the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets built above busy railway lines and across the road from Flinders Street station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and Jolimont.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Centred at the eastern end of Little Bourke Street, it extends between the corners of Swanston and Spring streets, and consists of numerous laneways, alleys and arcades.
Jolimont
Neighborhood
Jolimont is an unbounded neighbourhood of the suburb of East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Situated to the south east of the city's primary axis, Jolimont features parks, business precincts and a limited amount of residential accommodation.
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.
Birrarung Marr
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.81908° or 37° 49′ 9″ southLongitude
144.97346° or 144° 58′ 25″ eastElevation
64 metres (210 feet)Open location code
4RJ65XJF+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 46330961OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Birrarung Marr” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Birrarung Marr”
- French: “Birrarung Marr”
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