Waterfront (area)

Camden Waterfront, New Jersey, U.S.

Waterfront of Bratislava, Slovakia in July 2007.

Waterfront in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

The waterfront area of a city or town is its dockland district, or the area alongside a body of water. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

List of examples

For other entities, see Category:Waterfronts.

Africa

• Alexandria Corniche, Alexandria, Egypt
• V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa ^[4]

Minato Mirai 21 in Yokohama, Japan

Americas

• Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, USA
• Detroit International Riverfront, Detroit, USA
• Embarcadero (San Francisco), San Francisco, USA
• Embarcadero (San Diego), San Diego, USA
• Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Toronto waterfront, Toronto, Canada

Asia

• Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong
• The Bund, Shanghai, China
• Dubai Waterfront, Dubai, UAE
• Varanasi Ghats, Varanasi, India
• Kamarajar Promenade, Chennai, India
• Marine Drive, Kochi, India
• Promenade beach, Pondicherry, India
• Valankulam Lakefront, Coimbatore, India
• Elliot Beach (Besant Nagar Beach), Chennai, India
• Sabarmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad, India
• Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama, Japan
• Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan
• Marina bay, Singapore
• Malacca River, Malacca, Malaysia

Europe

• Belgrade Waterfront, Belgrade, Serbia
• Bratislava Riverfront, Bratislava, Slovakia
• Dublin Docklands, Dublin, Ireland
• HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany
• Ipswich Waterfront, Suffolk, England
• London Docklands, London, England
• Port Vell, Barcelona, Spain
• Monte Carlo, Monaco
• Ruoholahti, Helsinki, Finland
• Valletta Waterfront, Floriana, Malta

Oceania

• Auckland waterfront, Auckland, New Zealand
• Barangaroo Waterfront, Sydney, Australia ^[5]
• Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia
• Docklands, Melbourne, Australia
• Elizabeth Quay, Perth, Australia
• South Bank Parklands, Brisbane, Australia

See also

• Esplanade

References

1. "WARERFRONT | English meaning". Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
2. "WATERFRONT Definition & Meaning". Merriam-Webster . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
3. "Transforming waterfronts for a resilient and sustainable urban future". World Economic Forum . 28 April 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
4. de Bruyn, Pippa (6 May 2025). "Radisson RED Cape Town V&A Waterfront". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
5. "First look at Barangaroo's newest waterfront precinct". Sydney Metro . 26 July 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

External links

Media related to Waterfronts at Wikimedia Commons