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Queens Square, Sydney

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planned a public square on the location in the early nineteenth century. The square was originally named Kings Square, but was renamed Queens Square when Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837. The statue of Queen Victoria was unveiled by Lady Carrington, the wife of the
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was constructed, King Street was terminated at its junction with Phillip Street, and the former thoroughfare between Phillip Street and Macquarie Street became part of the square.
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in 1888, for Australia's centenary. It was in the middle of a circle of roads, which soon became a loop of tramways. In the late 1970s when the
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responsible for some of the surrounding buildings, which is a mosaic and relief set into the ground in front of the Law Courts Building.
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is located underground to the south of the square, accessible by a pedestrian underpass below St James Road.
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in central Sydney, Australia. The square is located at the junction of
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streets and bounded on the south by St James and Prince Albert roads.
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Arranged around Queens Square, clockwise from the north, are the
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constructions, mostly dating from the 18th and 19th centuries.
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List of places named after Queen Victoria in Australia
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Queen's Square, Sydney

Hyde Park Barracks
St James' Church
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Hyde Park
Queens Square, Sydney is located in Sydney
Sydney CBD
King Street
Queen Victoria
Public square
King
Phillip
Macquarie
Sydney central business district
New South Wales
St James
33°52′10″S 151°12′43″E / 33.8695°S 151.2120°E / -33.8695; 151.2120
public square
King Street
Phillip Street
Macquarie Street

Law Courts Building
Law Courts Building
Sydney Mint
UNESCO
World Heritage Listed
Hyde Park Barracks

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