Princes Pier at Sunset
Princes Pier, Port Melbourne
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About
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.Princes Pier was the third major pier constructed at Port Melbourne. Together with the adjacent Station Pier, it served as a major passenger and cargo terminal in the Port of Melbourne for much of the twentieth century until its closure in 1989.The Victorian Government recognised Princes Pier as an important part of Victoria's maritime history