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sculpted by Bertram
MacKennal, also responsible
for the Martin Place Cenotaph
(see p84) and the Shakespeare
group outside the State Library
(see p112) . The crypt's Celtic-
inspired terrazzo mosaic floor
took 15 years to complete.
Great Synagogue q
187 Elizabeth St, entrance on 166
Castlereagh St. Map 1 B5. Tel 9267
2477. @ 333, 394, 380. #
for services and tours. ¢ public &
Jewish hols. 7 advance notice &
8 www .greatsynagogue.org.au
Interior of the 19th-century Great Synagogue
St Mary's
Cathedral 9
St. Mary's Rd. Map 1 C5. Tel 9220
0400.
foundation stone for St Mary's
Chapel on the site of today's
cathedral, the first land gran-
ted to the Catholic
Church in Australia.
The initial section of
the Gothic Revival
style cathedral was
opened in 1882. In 1928,
the building was completed,
but without the twin
southern spires proposed
by the architect, William
Wardell. By the entrance
steps are statues of
Australia's first
cardinal, Moran, and
Archbishop Kelly who
laid the stone for the final
stage in 1913. They were
The longest established
Jewish Orthodox congre-
gation in Australia assembles
in this synagogue,
consecrated in 1878.
Although Jews had
arrived with the First
Fleet, worship did not
begin until the 1820s.
With its carved entrance
columns and magnificent
stained-glass windows,
the synagogue is perhaps
the finest work
of Thomas Rowe, the
architect of Sydney
Hospital (see p113) .
The panelled ceiling is
decorated with hundreds of
tiny gold leaf stars.
@
Elizabeth St routes.
#
6:30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 6:30am-
7pm Sat-Sun.
7
with advance
notice.
noon Sun. www .sydney.
catholic.org.au
Although Catholics arrived
with the First Fleet, the
celebration of Mass was at first
prohibited in case the priests
provoked civil strife among
the colony's large Irish Catholic
population. The first priests
were appointed in 1820 and
services allowed. In 1821,
Governor Macquarie laid the
8
Candelabra
from the Great
Synagogue
Hyde Park 0
Map 1 B5.
porated a racecourse and a
cricket pitch. Though much
smaller today than the original
park, it still provides a peace-
ful haven in the middle of the
bustling city centre.
@
Elizabeth St routes.
Fenced and named after its
London equivalent by
Governor Macquarie in 1810,
Hyde Park marked the out-
skirts of the township. It was
a popular exercise field for
garrison troops and later incor-
Anzac Memorial
The 30-m (98-ft) high Art
Deco memorial, reflected in the
poplar-lined Pool of Remem-
brance, commemorates those
Australians who were killed
at war in the service of their
country. Opened in 1934, the
Anzac Memorial now includes
a photographic and military
artifact exhibition downstairs.
Diana, goddess of purity and the
chase, Archibald Fountain
Archibald Fountain
This bronze and granite foun-
tain commemorates the French
and Australian World War I
alliance. It was completed by
François Sicard in 1932 and
donated by JF Archibald, one
of the founders of the Bulletin,
a popular literary magazine
which encouraged the work
of Henry Lawson and “Banjo”
Paterson, among many others.
It was Archibald's bequest that
established the Archibald Prize
for portraiture (see p50).
Sandringham Garden
In spring, the pergola in this
sunken garden is a cascade of
mauve-flowering wisteria. The
garden, a memorial to the
English kings George V and
George VI, was opened by
Queen Elizabeth II in 1954.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in
the Art Deco Anzac Memorial
 
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