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The Buildings Around the Yarra | Home | The Beginnings of the Yarra | Building bridges | Buildings around the Yarra | Shipping cargo into Melbourne via the Yarra
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Banana Alley begins near Flinders Street Station and extends to the north bank on the Yarra River. The buildings on Banana Alley were built in 1891-1892. They were first known as the Viaduct Buildings. They were built to store resources that came in on ships. There were 33 separate storing places. The first one recorded to be used was in 1893.
 * Banana Alley **

In 1930 Spencer Street Bridge was built. The ships could no longer enter Queens Warf. This made the storage units unusable. In the 1970s and 80s the storage places were used by homeless people as shelter. This resulted in many murders and attacks.In 1987 the state government spent $4.5 million dollars on the storage area in an attempt to help Victorian tourism.

Over time the city of Melbourne has developed around the river. It started off with just land and water then grew and grew with more buildings being added over time.



Melbourne Aquarium is a popular place for people of all ages to visit. It is located near the Yarra turning basin. The Aquarium was built between February 1998 and December 1999. The total amount of water used in the aquaruim is 2.2 million litres. The Aquarium officially opened in January 2000. This Aquarium is unique because there is also an underground part to it. It has 10 000 animals plus.
 * Melbourne Aquarium** 

The Melbourne Aquarium is the newest and most state-of-the-art aquarium in Australia. It has a variety of different marine animals and many different exhibitons. It is a popular tourist destination and Melburnians also visit often.

Melbourne Aquarium has a number of fun things to do inside the million dollar building. On the lower level there is a cave that has giant Murray cod in it, a billabong, rock pools, a mangrove and an upper deck cafe. On the second level there are crabs and sea dragons, sea jellies, Japanese spider crabs, cafe and Aquarium shop. On the next level there is an octopus display and a kid's play area. The final level includes an oceanium, fish bowl and ocean theatre.