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Victorian sandstone buildings juxtaposed with modern skyscrapers The Sydney Opera House by Danish architect Jørn Utzon. The architecture of Sydney, Australia’s oldest city, is not characterised by any one architectural style, but by an extensive juxtaposition of old and new architecture over the city's 200-year history, from its modest beginnings with local materials and lack of ...
Minerva Theatre in Kings Cross (1939) Grace Building (1930) This is a list of buildings in Sydney completed in the Inter-War Art Deco, Streamline Moderne and Functionalist styles that are historically significant. Apartment and residential buildings The Edgewater flats, 1937. Staircase, Belgenny, Taylor Square Entrance, Wychbury, Potts Point Adereham Hall, 71 Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay ...
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings, and a masterpiece of 20th-century architecture. [3] [4]
The Chief Secretary's Building (originally and still commonly known as the Colonial Secretary's Building) is a heritage-listed [1] [2] state government administration building of the Victorian Free Classical architectural style located at 121 Macquarie Street, 65 Bridge Street, and at 44–50 Phillip Street in the Sydney central business district of New South Wales, Australia.
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Witnessing a boom in the 20th century, Sydney has played host to various buildings which have held the title of the tallest building in Australia including St James' Church, the Sydney Town Hall, the Garden Palace, the General Post Office, AWA Tower, AMP Building, 25 Martin Place, and the Australia Square tower in 1967 at 170 metres (560 feet ...
The Sydney Customs House occupies a unique symbolic and physical position on the site of the First Fleet landing. This historical event has enormous significance to the history of Australia. Its location is a physical reminder of the importance of Circular Quay as the original maritime centre for the colony and is a significant symbol of ...
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