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The General Post Office (abbreviation GPO, commonly known as the Sydney GPO) is a heritage-listed landmark building located in Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The original building was constructed in two stages beginning in 1866 and was designed under the guidance of Colonial Architect James Barnet .
Sydney GPO building. On 2 June 1939 the Menzies government agreed to the creation of a Royal Commission to look into the £400,000 contract for extensions to the Sydney GPO. [1] On 8 June 1939 the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into the expansion works were released. [2]
Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia.Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney. [1] As home to the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie Bank, Westpac and other corporations, it is also a centre of business and finance.
Detail of Sydney GPO, showing Barnet's name along with date:Jan 23 1885 (image has been turned sideways to facilitate reading) James Johnstone Barnet, (1827 in Almericlose, Arbroath, Scotland – 16 December 1904 in Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales) was the Colonial Architect for Colonial New South Wales, serving from 1862 to 1890.
Tallest building in Sydney since 2020, 4th tallest building in Australia. Completed in December 2020. [26] 2 Salesforce Tower: 263 863 53 2022 Commercial CBD: 180 George Street Tallest commercial building in Sydney since 2022. Completed in November 2022 [27] 3 One Sydney Harbour (Tower 1) 247 810 72 2024 Residential Barangaroo: Barangaroo Avenue
Department of Lands Building; F. First Government House, Sydney; G. ... Treasury Building, Sydney This page was last edited on 7 August 2019, at 11:59 (UTC). ...
The Chief Secretary's Building (originally and still commonly known as the Colonial Secretary's Building) is a heritage-listed [1] [2] state government administration building of the Victorian Free Classical architectural style located at 121 Macquarie Street, 65 Bridge Street, and at 44–50 Phillip Street in the Sydney central business district of New South Wales, Australia.
The Registrar General's Building, which hosts today's Land Titles Office of the Australian state of New South Wales, is a heritage-listed building located in the Sydney central business district. The building is currently used by the Land and Property Information division of the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation , part of the ...