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18  INTRODUCING SY DNEY

Central Sydney Harbour
Bridge
This guide divides inner Sydney into six distinct BRADFIELD HIGHWAY Sydney
Fort
areas, each of which has its own chapter. ROA D Denison
LOWER FORT ST
Most city sights are contained in these areas. HICKSON ROAD Sydney
The Rocks and Circular Quay is the oldest part THE ROCKS AND HICKSON Opera
House
CIRCULAR QUAY
of inner Sydney, while the City Centre is today’s
central business district. The Botanic Garden ARGYLE ST CUMBERLAND ST Sydney
Cove
and The Domain form a green oasis almost in H I C K S O N OBSERVATORY
PARK
Museum of
the heart of the city. To the west lies Darling Contemporary Art R O A D
CIRCULAR QUAY
Harbour, which includes Sydney’s Chinatown, K E N T S T R E E T TOLL C A H I L L E X P R E S S WAY MACQUARIE STREET
and Surry Hills, home to buzzing bars and POINT Farm
GROSVENOR Circular Cove M A C Q U A R I E S
eclectic shopping. To the east are Kings Cross R O A D PLACE GEORGE ST PITT STREET Quay
and Darlinghurst, areas known for their GROSVENOR ST B R I D G E S T R E E T BOTANIC
ROYAL
Museum
popular cafés and restaurants, and of Sydney GARDEN M R S
Paddington, a district that still PHILLIP ST BOTANIC
retains its 19th-century character. C L A R E N C E S T R E E T MACQUARIE STREET GARDEN AND
P I T T S T R E E T
ART G A LLERY ROAD
Wynyard MARTIN PLACE STREET THE DOMAIN
G E O R G E
THE
K E N T S T R E E T
Australian National CITY ELIZABETH ST Martin DOMAIN Art Gallery of CO WPER WHARF ROADWAY
CENTRE
Maritime Museum WILD LIFE K I N G Place New South CHALLIS AVE
Y O R K S T R E E T
Sydney Zoo S T R E E T CASTLEREAGH Wales
Sydney
Tower NICHOLSON ST
Pyrmont ST JAMES ROAD MACLEAY STREET
St James
S U S S E X
Bay SEA LIFE
M A R K E T S T R E E T
S T R E E T
Sydney Aquarium KENT STREET GEORGE STREET B R O U G H A M S T R E E T V I C T O R I A S T R E E T HUGHES ST GREENKNOWE
Cockle S T R E E T E L I Z A B E T H AVE
Bay PITT STREET HYDE COLLEGE STREET PHILLIP CROWN ST B O U R K E S T ELIZ ABETH BAY RD
Convention PARK FORBES STREET
Town Hall P A R K S T R E E T COOK
PARK
P Y R M O N T S T R E E T
Cross
WILLIAM ST
S T
PARK Australian Kings DARLINGHURST ROAD WARD AVEN UE
B AT H U R S T S T R E E T
Museum WILLIAM S T R E E T
S T R E E T KINGS CROSS AND
K INGS CROSS ROAD
H ARBOUR
Museum
Exhibition L I V E R P O O L S T R E E T PALMER STREET B O U R K E S T D I S T R I B U T O R DARLINGHURST

CRAIGEND STREET
Centre STREET LIVERPOOL ST E A S T E R N R O A D

Lord Nelson Hotel P I E R S T RE ET GOULBURN STREET O X F O R D FORBES STREET WOMERAH AVENUE
H A R R I S S T R E E T
LIVERPOOL STREET
This traditional pub in Powerhouse DARLING C A S T L E R E A G H WENTWORTH AVENUE S T R E E T CROWN ST BURTON ST
VICTORIA STR EET
The Rocks (see pp64–79) first Museum HARBOUR S T R E E T S T R E E T
opened its doors in 1834. Paddy's H AY S T R E E T ELIZABETH STREET D A R L I N G H U R S T
Its own specially brewed Markets Capitol CAMPBELL STREET TAYLOR B O U N DARY ST R EET
ULTIMO ROAD P I T T
beers are available on tap. G E O R G E Square SQUARE BROWN ST REET
Central G LENMOR E R O A D
RAILWAY A L B I O N S T R E E T O X F O R D
EDDY AVE
H A R R I S S T R E E T
SQUARE RILEY STREET CROWN STREET SOUTH DOWLING STREET ORMOND STREET
STREET Railway FOVEAUX ST REET R O A D S T R E E T STAFFORD STREET
Central
LEE Station CHALMERS STREET SELWYN STREET PADDINGTON
Key SURRY G RE E N S U N D E R W O O D
HILLS O X F O R D PADDINGTON STREET
REGENT STREET
Major sight M O O R E RENNY STREET
P A R K
Central Railway Station DEVONSHIRE STREET R O A D S T R E E T
Sydney Trains station L E I N S T E R G O R D O N S T R E E T
S T R E E T
JAMES STREET
Light Rail station PARK ALLIANZ M O O R E S T R E E T Q U E E N S T R E E T
STADIUM
Coach station Kippax P A R K R O A D O X F O R D
Lake
Queen Victoria Building
Ferry boarding point MOORE D RI V E R A V E N U E S T R E E T
This Romanesque-style former
GREGORY AVENUE
Tourist information produce market, built in the 1890s, SYDNEY L A N E
CRICKET
Hospital with casualty unit forms part of a fine group of Victorian- GROUND
era buildings in the City Centre CENTENNIAL
Police Station C E N T E N N I A L L A N G R O A D PARK
(see pp80–91). Now a shopping mall, THE ENTERTAINMENT
Church it retains many original features, QUARTER
Synagogue including its roof statues and
stained- glass windows.
Mosque
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