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94  SY DNEY AREA B Y AREA

Street-by-Street: Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour was New South Wales’ bicentennial gift
to itself, turning a former busy industrial centre and
international shipping terminal catering for the local wool,
grain, timber and coal trades, into a tourism and entertainment
destination that opened in 1988, complete with the Australian
National Maritime Museum and SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium.
In 2013, a major reinvention of the precinct commenced,
combining stunning high-rise architecture with pedestrian
walkways, open spaces and many restaurants, cafés and
shops. The landmark, striking ICC Sydney opened in 2016,
and the area continues to develop, with more luxury hotels, Harbourside Complex offers
residential towers and shopping facilities. restaurants and cafés with superb
views over the water to the city
skyline. There is also a wide range
of speciality shops, selling unusual
5 ICC Sydney
The International gifts and other items.
Convention Centre
includes a theatre, a
large ballroom and
convention space.
The Goods Line
D A R L I N G D R I V E

The Tidal Cascades sunken
fountain was designed by
Robert Woodward, also
responsible for the El Alamein
Fountain (see p122). The
double spiral of water and
paths replicate the patterns
of the cockleshells that
were once plentiful on the
rocks at the water’s edge,
and after which Cockle Bay
was named. W E S T E R N D I S T R I B U T O R W E S T E R N

IMAX Darling Harbour, featuring
D I S T R I B U T O R
the world’s largest screen, is being
rebuilt and will reopen in 2019.
Chinese Garden
of Friendship

6The Chinese Garden of
Friendship is a haven of
peace and tranquillity in the
heart of Sydney. Its landscaping,
with winding pathways, Key
waterfalls, lakes and pavilions,
offers an insight into the rich Suggested route
culture of China.

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