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do things big in Sydney too: this behemoth on Darling Harbour's western edge, for ex-
ample. It was designed by Aussie architect Philip Cox, who also did the Sydney Aquari-
um and the Maritime Museum (unsurprisingly he's been quoted as saying, 'Sydney is un-
imaginable without Darling Harbour').
The Exhibition Centre on the south end has steel masts from which the roof dangles;
the Convention Centre is the rounder bit nearer the harbour. At the time of writing, the
state government was planning to modify or replace these buildings with, you guessed it,
something bigger. In any case they're likely to be closed for three years from late 2013.
DARLING WALK
(Harbour St; Town Hall)
The $560-million environmentally conscious Darling Walk devel-
opment is Darling Harbour's newest block of restaurants and offices, all wrapped up in a
curvy glass shell.
NOTABLE BUILDING
Pyrmont
SYDNEY FISH MARKET
precinct on Blackwattle Bay shifts over 15 million kilograms of seafood annually, and has
restaurants, a deli, a wine centre and an oyster bar. Chefs, locals and overfed seagulls
haggle over mud crabs, Balmain bugs, lobsters and slabs of salmon. Check out the early-
morning auctions on a behind-the-scenes
tour
(
MARKET
9004 1143; adult/child $20/10;
6.40am Mon,
Thu & Fri)
, or sign up for a cooking class.
ANZAC BRIDGE
(Western Distributor)
Completed in 1996, Sydney's other eye-catching bridge spans Johnstons
Bay, connecting Pyrmont and Rozelle. It's the longest cable bridge in Australia (345m),
and affords some magic views as you truck into the city from the west. The two main
towers are shaped like needle eyes, with the road as the thread.
BRIDGE
The Anzac theme is reinforced by an Australian flag atop the eastern tower, a New Zea-
land flag on the western, and two big soldier statues - one Australian and one New Zeal-
ander. For a sea-level perspective, take the pathway between Blackwattle Bay and Bi-
centennial Park.
