Queen Victoria Building

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Romanesque Revival building heritage-listed building shopping centre tourist attraction

The Queen Victoria Building is a grand late-19th-century Romanesque Revival shopping arcade and heritage landmark in central Sydney, renowned for its ornate architecture and restored interior.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Romanesque Revival building → heritage-listed building → shopping centre → tourist attraction →
architect	George McRae →
architecturalStyle	Romanesque Revival →
category	buildings and structures in Sydney → shopping malls in Sydney → tourist attractions in Sydney →
connectedTo	The Galeries shopping centre → Town Hall railway station →
constructionStartDate	1893 →
country	Australia →
currentUse	shopping centre →
floorCount	4 →
hasClock	Great Australian Clock → Royal Clock →
hasDome	central dome → smaller corner domes →
hasFeature	cast-iron balustrades → central atrium → clock towers → grand staircases → ornate colonnades → stained glass windows → tiled floors → underground pedestrian connections →
hasPublicArt	Islay the dog statue → statue of Queen Victoria →
heritageDesignation	New South Wales State Heritage Register →
heritageDesignationDate	5 March 2010 →
heritageStatus	protected under local planning laws →
inception	1898 →
locatedBetween	Druitt Street and Market Street →
locatedIn	Australia → New South Wales → Sydney →
locatedInArea	Sydney central business district →
locatedOn	George Street, Sydney →
material	sandstone →
namedAfter	Queen Victoria →
openingDate	1898 →
originalFunction	market building → municipal offices →
owner	City of Sydney →
restorationLedBy	Ipoh Garden Berhad →
roofMaterial	copper-clad dome →
underwentRestoration	major restoration in the 1980s →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sydney →	hasLandmark