Martin Place

Martin Place

'The heart of the City' 'The hub of the City'
View from Castlereagh Street
Former name(s)	Moore Street
Part of	Sydney central business district
Namesake	Sir James Martin
Type	Pedestrian zone
Owner	City of Sydney
Length	473 m (1,552 ft)
Location	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Postal code	2000
Nearest metro station	Martin Place railway station Martin Place metro station
From	Macquarie Street (east)
Major junctions	Phillip Street Elizabeth Street Castlereagh Street Pitt Street
To	George Street (west)
Construction
Construction start	1890
Completion	1935
Inauguration	1892
Other
Known for	Sydney Cenotaph Reserve Bank of Australia General Post Office 2014 Sydney hostage crisis

Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney.^[1] As home to the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie Bank, Westpac and other corporations, it is also a centre of business and finance. The Sydney GPO is also located on Martin Place.

Martin Place has become a national Australian icon in popular culture for attracting high-end film and television productions and actors to the area. Martin Place runs between George Street and Macquarie Street, and provides entrances to the Martin Place railway station below street level. Other cross streets include Pitt Street, Castlereagh Street, Elizabeth Street and Phillip Street.

The initial "Martin Place" was the section between George Street and Pitt Street, officially opened 1892, and was named in honour of Sir James Martin, the three time Premier of New South Wales and Chief Justice of Supreme Court of New South Wales. Closed to traffic in stages from 1971, Martin Place is surrounded by many heritage buildings and features the 1927 World War I Sydney Cenotaph, water fountain, entertainment area, railway access and pedestrian seating.