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The Korban Flaubert design
and sculpture studio is housed
in this strikingly modern building.
It was designed to hold Australian
and international contemporary
sculpture and paintings. Suitable
access gates and a special in-house
KINGS CROSS,
crane enabled the movement of DARLINGHURST AND
large-scale artworks. PADDINGTON
Locator Map
Paddington’s streets are a See Central Sydney map pp66–7
treasure trove of galleries,
bars and restaurants. A wander
through the area should prove
an enjo
an enjoyable experience.yable experience.

S T R E E T

L A N E
L A N E Warwick, built in the 1860s, is a minor castle
lying at the end of a row of humble terraces.
S T R E E T F O N N O R F O L K Its turrets, battlements and assorted decorations,
in a style somewhat fancifully described as “King
R
O
L
K H A R G R A V E S T Arthur”, even adorn the garages at the rear.
S T R E E T
T
E
E
R Windsor
S T R E E T T Street’s terrace
S
houses are, in
E
N E some cases, a
A S T R E E T D mere 4.5 m
L C A (15 ft) wide.
N A S
O C
I
N H O P E T O U N W I N D S O R
U S T
Street-making in Paddington’s
early days was often an expensive
and complicated business. A
cascade of water was dammed
S T R E E T PA D D I N G T O N S T R E E T to build Cascade Street.
D U D L E Y
r. Paddington Street
Under the established
S T R E E T
plane trees, some of
Paddington’s finest
Victorian terraces
0 metres 50 exemplify the building
0 yards 50 boom of 1860–90. Over
30 years, 3,800 houses
were built in the suburb.