Liverpool Street is a street in the
central business district
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of
Sydney
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in
New South Wales
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Australia
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.
Liverpool Street runs east-west in the southern portion of the central business district and forms the southern boundary of
Hyde Park. At
Elizabeth Street traffic flows in a westerly direction only towards its western terminus at
Darling Harbour
Darling Harbour is a harbour adjacent to the city centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that is made up of a large recreational and pedestrian precinct that is situated on western outskirts of the Sydney central business district.
Origin ...
. From Elizabeth Street in an easterly direction, traffic flows both east and west where it reaches a major intersection at
Whitlam Square
Whitlam Square, a road junction located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, constitutes an important intersection of major streets in the south-eastern portion of the city's central business district. The square is named in honour of G ...
before continuing as a minor suburban street through
East Sydney and
Darlinghurst
Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Darlinghurst is located immediately east of the Sydney central business district (CBD) and Hyde Park, within the local government area of the City of Sydney. ...
, terminating at Boundary Street.
Developments
The
Downing Centre
The Downing Centre is a major heritage-listed former department store and now courthouse complex in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It features state government courts, including the Local Court, the District Court, and a law library kno ...
(that formerly housed department store
Mark Foy's Piazza Store) is a major court house complex on Liverpool Street, between Elizabeth Street and
Castlereagh Street
Castlereagh Street is a major street located in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. The street runs in a north-to-south, in a one way direction only.
Description
Castlereagh Street's northern terminus is at the ...
.
World Square
World Square is a large shopping centre and urban development in the Sydney Central Business District. /sup>
It fills an entire Sydney city block, bounded by George, Liverpool, Pitt and Goulburn Streets, on what was a small hill called Brick ...
is a large commercial and residential development which takes up a whole block, bounded by Liverpool Street,
George Street,
Goulburn Street
Goulburn Street is a street in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Goulburn Street is in the southern portion of the Sydney central business district and runs from Darling Harbour and Chinatown in the west, ...
and
Pitt Street
Pitt Street is a major street in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. The street runs through the entire city centre from Circular Quay in the north to Waterloo, although today's street is in two disjointed sect ...
. It features a shopping centre, hotel, office buildings and apartment towers. Liverpool Lane, off Liverpool Street, is part of World Square and features restaurants, cafés and take away shops.
Amongst the dining options available along Liverpool Street, there is an abundance of Spanish restaurants. The area has therefore gained recognition as Sydney's "Spanish Quarter".
Transport
The main entrance to
Museum railway station
Museum railway station is a heritage-listed underground commuter rail station that is located on the City Circle route at the southern end of Hyde Park in the Sydney central business district of New South Wales, Australia. The station is s ...
is located on the corner of Liverpool street and Elizabeth Street. Other entrances and subways in Liverpool Street near the Downing Centre, provide links to the station.
Gallery
Image:SydneyMonorail1 gobeirne.jpg, Sydney monorail above Liverpool Street before it was taken down
Image:(1)Police_Courts_Sydney-1.jpg, Central Court
File:The Downing Centre.JPG, The Downing Centre
The Downing Centre is a major heritage-listed former department store and now courthouse complex in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It features state government courts, including the Local Court, the District Court, and a law library kno ...
, formerly Mark Foy's Piazza store
File:1-Liverpool_Street_building.JPG, Commercial building in Victorian style
File:(1)Kent_House_Liverpool_Street.jpg, Kent House
See also
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Lanes and alleyways of Sydney
The lanes and alleyways of Sydney are a series of passageways found in Sydney CBD that have historically functioned by providing both off-street vehicular access to city buildings and secondary pedestrian routes through city blocks. They generall ...
References
External links
{{Streets of Sydney Australia