protected areas, Aboriginal Waterway to the west of the city once surrounded by wharves, goods yards, woolstores and factories which contributed enormously to the city's economic wealth. Central Sydney is therefore often referred to as "Eora Country". [media]In the early 1830s, under Governor Richard Bourke, the temporary market buildings were demolished and four simple two-storey sheds built. (CMP). Although a number of buildings in Australia exhibit similar characteristics as the Queen Victoria Building, such as the Strand Arcade (built 1890), the Royal Arcade of Melbourne (built 1869), the Freemantle Markets of Western Australia (built 1898), and the Federation Romanesque building of the Societe Generale House of Sydney (built 1894), the Queen Victoria Building is unique in Australia and has no real comparison in the nation as an example of the Federation Romanesque Style, as a market building, or as a retail arcade, in terms of its scale, level of detailing and materiality. In 1820, the convict architect Francis Greenway designed a distinctive market building south of the temporary sheds, to replace them. programs, Surveys, Galleries are floored over and shopfronts are remodelled again in the Art Deco Suburb located north of the central business district on the western shore of Sydney Cove. Police station and courthouse on the corner of Druitt and George Street that occupied part of the old Central Markets from the early 1830s, including the domed Market House that had been built in 1820. warehouses, markets in the basement served by four hydraulic lifts. The ground floor has 58 shops with a variety of tenants, including: tailors, mercers, boot importers, hairdressers, tobacconists, florists, and heritage, Visit Under Governor Macquarie's leadership, it was subsequently envisaged as a "grand civic square" by architect Francis Greenway. approvals, National publications, Soil Laila Ellmoos is a historian with the City of Sydney's History Program. The markets were also well sited for the road west to the fertile farming districts around Parramatta, and the Hawkesbury beyond. chemists, fruiterers, a tea room. [media]In 1980, the council accepted a bid by the Malaysian developer Ipoh Garden Berhad to restore the building on a 99-year profit-sharing lease. From 1959 to 1971, the QVB faced near- Later this year electric power and lighting is installed throughout the The exterior facades above the awning line are largely intact but heavily conserved. Urban locality in southern part of central business district. piano tuners, teachers of dancing, palmists, clairvoyants. The highly ornate interiors have seen pomp and ceremony, protests and performance, and the building remains a significant focus for the city. All information and pictures on this page are the copyright of the Heritage Division maps, Sustainability the second floor are 12 large rooms with a gallery. The former rail lines and goods yards were transformed from commercial port to a recreational and pedestrian precinct in the 1980s. Note: internet links may be to web pages, documents or images. of protected areas, Establishing A major refurbishment in 2009 restored her even Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities. on 28 January 1820, and replaced by the new Devonshire Street Cemetery. Characterised by a precinct of restored nineteenth-century buildings which are a major tourist attraction, it was recognised as a separate suburb in 1993. animals, Threatened In 1869 many of the remaining graves were exhumed and monuments removed to other cemeteries when the site was redeveloped for the Sydney Town Hall, but remains continue to be found by archaeologists. http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/queen_victoria_building, Ellmoos, Laila, Queen Victoria Building, Dictionary of Sydney, 2008, http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/queen_victoria_building, viewed, cite web | url= http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/queen_victoria_building | title = Queen Victoria Building | author = Ellmoos, Laila | date = 2008 | work =

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