The Melbourne City Centre is where the city's foundation was laid back in 1835. Today it is one of the busiest commercial areas of the city, filled with shops, boutiques, restaurants, theatres and even sports stadiums. The city centre is also known as the central business district or the CBD of Melbourne.
It is home to shopping malls, markets, jewellery stores, and Melbourne's oldest market, Queen Victoria Market. The Hoddle Grid, considered Melbourne's oldest neighbourhood, is also in the city centre region. Today, Melbourne City Centre, a centre for all economic activities, is a blend of the old and the new, with age-old architecture and buildings coupled with some of the most modern structures.