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The newest section, a modern
structure facing Macquarie St,
houses the State Reference
Library and a gourmet café.
Outside the library, also fac-
ing Macquarie Street, is a statue
of explorer Matthew Flinders.
Behind him on the windowsill
is a statue of his co-voyager,
his faithful cat, Trim.
Parliament House
0
Macquarie St.
Map
4 F1.
Tel
9230
2111.
@
Sydney Explorer, Elizabeth
St routes.
3
Martin Place.
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in advance 9230 3444.
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9am-
5pm Mon-Fri.
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most public hols.
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.parliament.nsw.gov.au
Mosaic replica of the Tasman Map in the State Library of NSW
State Library of
NSW
9
Macquarie St.
Map
4 F1.
Tel
9273
1414.
@
Sydney Explorer, Elizabeth St
routes.
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9am-8pm Mon-Thu, 9am-
5pm Fri, 10am-5pm Sat & Sun.
¢
public hols. Mitchell Library closed Sun.
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ceiling frame the impressive
vestibule. On the vestibule
floor is a mosaic replica of an
old map illustrating the two
voyages made to Australia by
Dutch navigator Abel
Tasman in the 1640s.
The original Tasman
Map is held in the
Mitchell Library as
part of its large col-
lection of historic
Australian paintings,
books, documents
and pictorial records.
The Mitchell wing's
vast reading room,
with its huge skylight
and oak panelling, is just
beyond the main vestibule.
The central section of this
building, which houses the
State Parliament, is part of the
original Sydney Hospital built
from 1811-16. It has been a
seat of government
since 1829 when the
newly appointed
Legislative Council
first held meetings
here. The building was
extended twice during
the 19th century and
again during the 1970s
and 1980s. The current
building contains the
chambers for both
houses of state parliament, as
well as parliamentary offices.
The State Library is housed
in two separate buildings
connected by a passageway
and a glass bridge. The older
building, the Mitchell Library
wing (1910), is a majestic sand-
stone edifice facing the Royal
Botanic Gardens. Huge stone
columns supporting a vaulted
Malby's
celestial globe,
Parliament House
MACQUARIE STREET
Described in the 1860s as one of the gloomiest streets in
Sydney, this could now claim to be the most elegant.
Open on the northeastern side to the harbour breezes and
the greenery of The Domain, a leisurely walk down this
tree-lined street is one of the most pleasurable ways to
view the architectural heritage of Sydney.
The new wing
of the
library was built in 1988
and connected to the old
section by a glass walkway.
The Legislative Assembly
, the
lower house of state parliament, is
furnished in the traditional green
of the British House of Commons.
The Mitchell Library
wing's portico (1906)
has Ionic columns.
Parliament House
was
once the convict-built Rum
Hospital's northern wing.
STATE LIBRARY OF NSW
(1906-41)
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
(1811-16)
