Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Sydney, Australia

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 6.3 km
Ascend 114 m
Descend 119 m

Experience Sydney in Australia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Sydney

Sight 1: Hordern Pavilion

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Hordern Pavilion is a building located in Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the grounds of the old Sydney Showground. Now known as a sports venue,dance party and music concert venue, the Hordern Pavilion was originally constructed for the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales to meet the increasing demands for exhibition space at the Royal Easter Show.Hordern’s undeniable importance was a rather unique use WWII as a bulk store for the Army.

Wikipedia: Hordern Pavilion (EN)

1994 meters / 24 minutes

Sight 2: Belvoir Theatre

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Belvoir is an Australian theatre company based at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, Australia, originally known as Company B. Its artistic director is Eamon Flack. The theatre comprises two performing spaces: the Upstairs Theatre and the smaller Downstairs Theatre.

Wikipedia: Belvoir St Theatre (EN)

679 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Devonshire Street Pedestrian Tunnel

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Devonshire Street Pedestrian TunnelNewtown grafitti from Sydney, Australia / CC BY 2.0

The Devonshire Street Tunnel is a 300-metre-long (980 ft) pedestrian tunnel located beneath the southern end of Central station connecting the suburb of Surry Hills with Railway Square in the Sydney central business district.

Wikipedia: Devonshire Street Tunnel (EN)

442 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Christ Church St Laurence

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Christ Church St LaurenceSardaka 07:57, 6 September 2011 (UTC) / CC BY 3.0

Christ Church St Laurence is an Anglican church located at 814 George Street, near Central railway station and Haymarket, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the principal centre of Anglo-Catholic worship in the city and Diocese of Sydney, where the Anglicanism is predominantly Evangelical in character. Anglo-Catholicism is manifested at Christ Church St Laurence by an emphasis on the sacraments, ritual, music and social action, all of which have been prominent features of Anglo-Catholicism since the 19th century.

Wikipedia: Christ Church St Laurence (EN), Website

687 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Halo

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Halo is a wind powered kinetic sculpture in Sydney, Australia. Located at Central Park, the artwork is part of a major mixed-use urban renewal project to redevelop the old Kent Brewery site in Broadway.

Wikipedia: Halo (sculpture) (EN), Website

879 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 6: University Hall

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The University Hall and Cottages is a heritage-listed former hotel and now student accommodation located at 281–285 Broadway in the inner western Sydney suburb of Glebe in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

Wikipedia: University Hall and Cottages (EN)

1265 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 7: Tranby

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TranbySardaka 07:52, 17 November 2011 (UTC) / CC BY 3.0

Tranby is a heritage-listed former residence and now adult education centre for Aboriginal Australians in Sydney, commonly known as Tranby Aboriginal College.

Wikipedia: Tranby, Glebe (EN)

400 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Bidura

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BiduraClytemnestra 09:51, 24 September 2009 (UTC) (aka Sardaka) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Bidura House, or simply, Bidura, is a heritage-listed former residence, orphanage and office building located at 357 Glebe Point Road in the inner western Sydney suburb of Glebe, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Edmund Thomas Blacket and built in 1860. It is also known as Bidura House Group. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 28 August 2017.

Wikipedia: Bidura (EN)

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