The Queen Victoria Building is a heritage-listed late-19th-century building located at 429–481 George Street in the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Designed by the architect George McRae, the Romanesque Revival building was constructed between 1893 and 1898 and is 30 metres wide by 190 metres long. T…
The Queen Victoria Building is a heritage-listed late-19th-century building located at 429–481 George Street in the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Designed by the architect George McRae, the Romanesque Revival building was constructed between 1893 and 1898 and is 30 metres wide by 190 metres long. The domes were built by Ritchie Brothers, a steel and metal company that also built trains, trams and farm equipment. The building fills a city block bounded by George, Market, York, and Druitt Streets. Designed as a marketplace, it was used for a variety of other purposes, underwent remodelling, and suffered decay until its restoration and return to its original use in the late twentieth century. The property is co-owned by the City of Sydney and Link REIT, and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 5 March 2010.
Architectural style: Romanesque revival
Location: 429–481 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Completed: 1898
Opened: 21 July 1898 (by Matthew Harris, Mayor); · 25 August 2009 (reopened by Clover Moore, Lord Mayor)
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