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Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the main crossing of Sydney Harbour carrying rail, vehicular, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district and the North Shore. The dramatic water vista of the bridge together with the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of both Sydney and Australia. The bridge is colloquially referred to as ''the Coathanger'' because of its arch-based design, although this usage is less prevalent than it once was. More »
Sydney Tower
Sydney Tower is Sydney's tallest free-standing structure, and the second tallest in Australia . It is also the second tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere ; though Sydney Tower's main observation deck is almost 50 metres higher than that of Auckland's Sky Tower. The Sydney Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. The tower stands 305 metres above the central business district, being located at 100 Market Street, between Pitt and Castlereagh Streets. More »
Sydney Hospital
The Sydney Hospital is a major hospital in Sydney, Australia, located on Macquarie Street in the Sydney central business district. It is the oldest hospital in Australia, dating back to 1788, and at its current location since 1811. It first attained the name Sydney Hospital in 1881. Currently the hospital comprises 113 inpatient beds. Specialist services attract patients from all over New South Wales. More »
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney. It is used for Test cricket, one-day international cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches, and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football League. It is owned/operated by the SCG Trust that also manages Aussie Stadium located next door. More »
MLC Centre
The MLC Centre is a skyscraper in Sydney, Australia. This office building is 228 metres high and has 67 storeys. Occupants include the Sydney Consulate of the United States of America. The podium of the building includes a shopping centre with several exclusive fashion labels, a cinema, and a 1,186 seat theatre, the Theatre Royal. The building was designed by Sydney architect Harry Seidler, and it remains one of his most definitive works. The building's construction was controversial, since... More »
Powerhouse Museum
: ''The Brisbane Powerhouse is also the name of an unrelated cultural centre located on the north bank of the Brisbane River in the inner city suburb of New Farm, in Brisbane, Australia. Like its Sydney counterpart it is housed in a large former electricity station.'' The Powerhouse Museum is the museum of science and technology in Sydney. It has existed in various guises for 125 years, and is home to some 400,000 artifacts, many of which are housed in the site it has occupied since 1988,... More »
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney Olympic Park is a 640-hectare site located adjacent to the suburb of Homebush Bay, New South Wales, Australia. It was built for the 2000 Olympics and continues to be used for sporting and cultural events, including the Sydney Royal Easter Show, Sydney Festival, Big Day Out and a number of world class sporting fixtures. It is served by the Olympic Park railway line and station. There are also regular services to the nearby wharf which to and from run from various point around Sydney... More »
Museum of Sydney
thumb The Museum of Sydney is built on the ruins of the house of Australia's first governor-general, Governor Phillip on the present-day corner of Phillip and Bridge Streets, Sydney. The original house, which was Australia's first Government House, was built in 1788 and exposed by archaeologists in 1983. The museum was built as part of the Governor Phillip Tower development. The Museum of Sydney explores colonial and contemporary Sydney through objects, pictures and new digital media... More »
Aussie Stadium
Aussie Stadium was built in 1988 to be the premium "rectangular field" in Sydney, Australia. Its primary use was for rugby league football, but association football and rugby union also used the ground for major matches, and later for domestic competition. Prior to its construction, major events were usually held at the Sydney Cricket Ground , which being an Oval field was not ideal for the sports. The SFS was built in Moore Park, adjacent to the SCG, on the grounds of the former Sydney... More »
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. The tower is used primarily for commercial use, mostly financial institutions, law firms and corporations. The building, due to its prominent location, sometimes gives the illision that it is the tallest in the city. A 3 metre lightning rod was added in 2000, the spire is 244 m... More »
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