Glass dome
At the centre.
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A grand Victorian building filling a whole block in the heart of Sydney, built between 1893 and 1898 in Romanesque Revival style, about 190 metres long under copper domes, designed as the city's market and now one of the world's most beautiful shopping centres. The building suffered decades of neglect and was nearly demolished, then was carefully restored in the 1980s to its former glory: stained-glass windows, patterned tile floors, iron balconies, timber staircases and a wide central glass dome. Inside hang two famous clocks that show moving scenes from history, with elegant shops and cafés over three floors. Underground walkways link it to Town Hall station and neighbouring shopping centres. Entry is free and it opens daily during shop hours. It is worth visiting for the architecture even if you are not shopping.
At the centre.
Moving scenes.
And tiled floors.
George Street, central Sydney
Australian MuseumAustralia's oldest natural history museum, with roots going back to 1827, in a c8 minutes walk4.7
Darling HarbourA leisure precinct on a small bay west of central Sydney, once wharves and goods8 minutes walk4.6
Art Gallery of New South WalesSydney's largest art museum, on the edge of the Domain parkland near the Royal B13 minutes walk4.8
Royal Botanic GardenA broad botanical garden on Farm Cove at the heart of Sydney, opened in 1816, ma15 minutes walk4.8
The RocksSydney's oldest neighbourhood, where the first settlers landed in 1788 and found18 minutes walkBetween 1893 and 1898, and restored in the 1980s.