Queen Victoria Building

Shopping centre or Retail

Grand, domed, sandstone building in the centre of the city.

Milestones
Constructed
1893
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1898
Positions
Architect
McRae, George
Craftsperson
Radecki, John

Queen Victoria Building

by Laila Ellmoos, 2008

 

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One of Sydney City Council's big projects in the late nineteenth century, ostensibly built to replace the old central markets, the Queen Victoria Building was never really intended to be used as markets, and contained 200 shops under one roof. Later used as council offices and a library, the building was restored to retail use in the 1980s.
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