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66  SY DNEY

Central Sydney Harbour
Bridge
This guide divides the centre of Sydney into BRADFIELD HIGHWAY Sydney
four distinct areas, and the majority of the HICKSON ROAD ROA D
LOWER FORT ST
city’s main sights are contained in these HICKSON K HICKSON Sydney
Opera
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THE ROCKS AND
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OWER
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districts. The Rocks and Circular Quay are THE ROCKS AND H H House
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the oldest part of inner Sydney. The City Sydney
CUMBERLAND ST
Centre is the central business district, and to ARGYLE ST CUMBERLAND ST Cove
its west lies Darling Harbour, which includes H I C K S O N OBSERVATORY Museum of
PARK
Sydney’s well-known Chinatown. The Botanic Contemporary Art
CIRCULAR QUAY
CIRCULAR QUAY
Gardens and The Domain form a green oasis POINT C A H I L L E X P R E S S WAY MACQUARIE STREET
TOLL
K E N T
almost in the heart of the city. To the east are R O A D S T R E E T GROSVENOR Circular MACQUARIE E MACQUARI
PLACE
Kings Cross and Darlinghurst, the hub of café GEORGE ST PITT STREET Quay
culture, and Paddington, an area that still GROSVENOR ST B R I D G E S T R E E T
Museum
retains its charming 19th-century character. of Sydney ST
S T R E E T PHILLIP MACQUARIE STREET
P I T T S T R E E T
Wynyar MARTIN PLAC STREET
Wynyardd
MARTIN
Y O R K
Y O R K
C L A R E N C E
PLACE E
THE
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Australian National G E O R G E MARTIN PLAC ELIZABETH ST Martin DOMAIN
K E N T S T R E E T
Maritime Museum Wild Life Place
Y O R K S T R E E T
Sydney K I N G S T R E E T CASTLEREAGH
Pyrmont Sydney CASTLEREAGH CASTLEREAGH ART
Bay S T R E E T Tower ST JAMES ROAD
Sea Life S U S S E X KENT M A R K E T S T R E E T St James
Sydney Aquarium M A R K E T
KENT M A R K E T
KENT M A R K E T
GEORGE
GEORGE
Cockle S T R E E T STREET STREET E L I Z A B E T H
Bay PITT STREET HYDE COLLEGE STREET PHILLIP
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Convention Town Hall P A R K COOK
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S T R E E T
P Y R M O N T S T R E E T
WILLIAM ST
S T
PARK Australian
S T R E
CITY CENTRE AND
CITY CENTRE AND
CITY CENTRE AND
B AT H U R S T S T R E E E T T
CITY CENTRE AND Museum
CITY CENTRE AND
DARLING DARLING HARBOUR
H ARBOUR
H A R R I S
HARBOUR Museum
Exhibition STREET L I V E R P O O L S T R E E T S T R E E T
LIVERPOOL ST
The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel S T RE ET O X F O R D
S T R E E T
is a traditional pub in The Rocks Powerhouse P I E R GOULBURN STREET CROWN
(see p482), which first opened its Museum S T R E E T S T R E E T C A S T L E R E A G H S T R E E T ST
doors in 1834. Its own specially
brewed beers are available on tap. Paddy's H AY S T R E E T Capitol Square
Markets
ULTIMO ROAD G E O R G E P I T T Central
H A R R I S
RAILWAY EDDY AVE
S T R E E T
SQUARE Central
STREET Railway
Station
LEE CHALMERS STREET
REGENT STREET
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Queen Victoria Building is a
Romanesque former produce
market, built in the 1890s. Key
It forms part of a fine group
of Victorian buildings in the Major sight
City Centre (see p94). Now a Other buildings
shopping mall, it retains many
of its original features, including
its ornate roof statues.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, the central business district and the Opera House