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Circular Quay Sydney

Circular Quay

Circular Quay is the harbour gateway to the city. Next to the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Botanic Gardens. Originally a major port for shipping, now is mainly used by the Sydney Ferries.

 

Wool stores were the main buildings on the eastern side with Government House and the Botanic Gardens as a backdrop.

Circular Quay was created as a landfill using convict labour between 1837 and 1844. The wool fleet that used Circular Quay was at it's peak in the late 1800's. The clippers took about 70 days to reach London and the steamers that cam later reduced the journey to 50 days.

The Rocks, Royal Botanic Gardens and Contemporary Art Museum are close to Circular Quay. The overseas Passenger Terminal houses a number of well known Sydney restaurants.

 

 




 
 

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