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The term magical Sydney was first attributed to the many new 'world class' buildings that were built during the 1880 gold-rush boom times.



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ANZAC War Memorial
The ANZAC War Memorial is Sydney's main commemorative military monument, designed by C. Bruce Dellit and completed in 1934. Located at the southern extremity of Hyde Park on the eastern edge of Sydney's central business district, the Memorial is t Read more..

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Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW)
The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) located in The Domain in Sydney, NSW, is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the second largest in Australia after the National Gallery of Victoria. History At Sydney's great International Exhi Read more..

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Chifley Tower
Chifley Tower is located at 2 Chifley Square, Sydney. Its cross streets are Hunter, Phillip and Bent Streets. Due to its prominent location in the north-east CBD, the tower has broad harbour views from its 42 storeys. Due to its prominent location Read more..

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Customs House
Customs House, located in the city's Circular Quay area, is one of Sydney's historic landmark buildings, and has featured in the working and cultural life of the city since it was constructed in 1845. Heritage is important to Customs House and the Read more..

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General Post Office (GPO)
Until 1810, New South Wales had no regular postal service. On 26 June of that year the home of Isaac Nicholls was designated as the colony's first regular post office, under the order of Governor Macquarie. An 1825 Act of the Legislative Council prov Read more..

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Government House
Government House was constructed between 1837 and 1845 by Edward Blore after the British government decided upon its necessity in Sydney in 1835. Its construction was supervised by Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis, and Colonel Barney of the Royal Read more..

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Justice and Police Museum - History
The Justice & Police Museum was originally the Water Police Court (1856), Water Police Station (1858) and Police Court (1886). Restored to their 1890s character, the building's heavy blocks of sandstone, spiked gates, winding steps and corridor of Read more..

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Parliament House
Parliament House in Sydney is located on Macquarie Street's east side and consists of several buildings housing the Parliament of New South Wales. The oldest part of Parliament House was first built as the north wing of the Rum Hospital. Macquarie Read more..

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Sydney Observatory - History
The Sydney Observatory was built in 1858, is Australia's oldest observatory and one of the most significant sites in the nation's scientific history. Recognised as an item of 'state significance' by the New South Wales Government, the Observatory Read more..

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Sydney Town Hall
The Sydney Town Hall is one of Sydney's best-loved icons. For more than a century it has been the city's major public and civic building, its clock a popular landmark and the marble steps leading up to the entrance, one of Sydney's favourite meeti Read more..

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The Capitol Theatre
The Capitol Theatre is located at 13 Campbell St Haymarket, NSW, Australia. Construction of the first Belmore Markets was completed by 1869, and this site would be used for theatre on Saturday nights from 1893 onwards. Sydney's Capitol Theatre has Read more..

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The Great Synagogue
The Great Synagogue in Sydney, Australia was designed by non-Jewish architect Thomas Rowe and consecrated in 1878. Sporadic Jewish worship was originally led in Australia by former convict Joseph Marcus in the 1820s. In 1828, free settler Joseph Read more..

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The Mint
Constructed between 1811-1816 in the former southern wing of the Sydney Hospital, the Mint was known as the Rum Hospital, built by private contractors in exchange for an exclusive license to import rum. It was the first branch of the Royal Mint t Read more..

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The State Theatre
The State Theatre is without doubt a truly magnificent and unique building. Its importance has been recognised by The National Trust of Australia that has classified it as "a building of great historical significance and high architectural qualit Read more..

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