| Sydney Town Hall | |
|---|---|
 The Sydney Town Hall. | |
  Location in the Sydney central business district | |
| Alternative names | Town Hall, Centennial Hall, Main Hall, Peace Hall, Great Hall, Old Burial Ground |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Town hall |
| Architectural style | |
| Location | 483 George Street, Sydney CBD, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°52′24″S 151°12′23″E / 33.873235°S 151.206323°E |
| Construction started | 1869 |
| Opened | 1878 (1st stage) 1890 (2nd stage) |
| Renovated | 1991–1992 |
| Renovation cost | A$15.5 million |
| Owner | Council of the City of Sydney |
| Technical details | |
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| Floor count | 2 |
| Lifts/elevators | 1 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John H. Wilson |
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| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 2,535 (Centennial Hall) |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Official name | Sydney Town Hall; Town Hall; Centennial Hall; Main Hall; Peace Hall; Great Hall; Old Burial Ground |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Criteria | a., b., c., d., e., f., g. |
| Designated | 5 March 2010 |
| Part of | Town Hall / QVB Group |
| Reference no. | 1452 |
| Type | Council Chambers |
| Category | Government and Administration |
| [1][2][3] | |
The Sydney Town Hall is a late 19th-century heritage-listed town hall building in the city of Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales, Australia, housing the chambers of the Lord Mayor of Sydney, council offices, and venues for meetings and functions. It is located at 483 George Street, in the Sydney central business district opposite the Queen Victoria Building and alongside St Andrew's Cathedral. Sited above the Town Hall station and between the city shopping and entertainment precincts, the steps of the Town Hall are a popular meeting place.
It was designed by John H. Wilson, Edward Bell, Albert Bond, Thomas Sapsford, John Hennessy and George McRae and built from 1869 to 1889 by Kelly and McLeod, Smith and Bennett, McLeod and Noble, J. Stewart and Co. It is also known as Town Hall, Centennial Hall, Main Hall, Peace Hall, Great Hall and Old Burial Ground. The Town Hall is listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate[1] and the New South Wales State Heritage Register[2] and is part of the heritage-listed Town Hall precinct which includes the Queen Victoria Building, St Andrew's Cathedral, the Gresham Hotel and the former Bank of New South Wales.[4] In latter years, it has been discovered that Town Hall lies on top of part of a cemetery complex. Renovations were undertaken in 2008-9 primarily to upgrade the mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and communication services within the building. The renovations, completed by Kell & Rigby, included removing 6,000 cubic metres (210,000 cu ft) of sandstone from underneath the building.[5]
- ^ a b "Sydney Town Hall (Place ID 1904)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Sydney Town Hall". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01452. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "The site". Sydney Town Hall: Building history: Discover & learn. City of Sydney. 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ The Heritage of Australia. Macmillan Company. 1981. pp. 2, 100.
- ^ "Old Sydney Burial Ground – City of Sydney". City of Sydney. February 2008.
