Fort Macquarie

Fort Macquarie
Bennelong Point, Sydney
Fort Macquarie, 1858-1859, William Hetzer.
Fort Macquarie is located in Sydney
Fort Macquarie
Fort Macquarie
Coordinates33°51′25″S 151°12′55″E / 33.856944°S 151.215278°E / -33.856944; 151.215278
TypeFort
Site information
ConditionDemolished in 1901
Site history
Built1817

Fort Macquarie was a square castellated battlement fort built in 1798 at Bennelong Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the site where the Sydney Opera House now stands.[1] It was demolished in 1901 to make way for the Fort Macquarie Tram Depot.

  1. ^ "Fort Macquarie". Journeys in Time. Macquarie University. 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2017.