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    Sydney

    By Yvonne Shafir

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    Sydney Bay was discovered by European explorers in 1770. Populated at first by colonial convicts and their guards, the city today accounts for one fifth of the entire population of Australia. Renowned for its Opera House, it presents an ultramodern vista to the tourists’ gaze. Sydney Harbour Bridge - one of the longest bridges in the world - and the immense high-rise buildings that sore skywards both astound and fascinate. At the same time the great city is truly cosmopolitan, incorporating a celebrated Chinatown and even more prominently an Aboriginal area in which the colourful way of life of these first Australians is plainly to be seen.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherParkstone International
    Release dateMay 17, 2024
    ISBN9798894050348
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      Book preview

      Sydney - Yvonne Shafir

      SYDNEY

      Yvonne Shafir - Klaus H. Carl

      Publishing Director: Jean-Paul Manzo

      Text: Yvonne Shafir

      Design and layout: Newton Harris Design Partnership

      Cover and jacket: Cédric Pontes

      Publishing assistants: Paula von Chmara, Aurélia Hardy

      Photograph credits: Klaus H. Carl; Australian Tourist Commission; Sigrid Wolf-Feix; Monika Mager

      © 2024, Confidential Concepts, Worldwide, USA

      © 2024, Parkstone Press USA, New York

      © Image-Bar www.image-bar.com

      All rights reserved. No part of this may be reproduced or adapted without the permission of the copyright holder, throughout the world.

      Unless otherwise specified, copyright on the works reproduced lies with the respective photographers. Despite intensive research, it has not always been possible to establish copyright ownership. Where this is the case, we would appreciate notification.

      ISBN: 979-8-89405-034-8

      Contents

      Sydney at the Turn of the Millenium

      The Central Business District

      The Domain

      Chinatown and Darling Harbour

      The Rocks and Circular Quay

      Darlinghurst and Surry Hills

      Kings Cross

      Paddington

      Beyond Sydney

      List of pictures

      Sydney at the Turn of the Millenium

      From her lowly beginnings as a convict settlement in the late eighteenth century, Sydney is soaring into the new millennium as one of the world’s most stylish and cosmopolitan cities. No longer bound by her geographical isolation, the premier state’s (as New South Wales is called) premier city is host to the Olympic Games in the year 2000, and is one of the hottest international travel destinations. Yet Sydneysiders, who modestly proclaim their home as the best address on earth have long appreciated the city’s infinite pleasures: the sun and surf; the café culture and fine cuisine; the cultural treasures – both colonial and contemporary; the multicultural mélange, and the decadent nightlife.

      From a visual perspective, with the breathtaking scenery of its harbour, cliffs and beaches, and ample parks and gardens, Sydney is the most picturesque (dare we say ‘operatic’) of urban environments. The city itself however is not an exemplary model of urban planning, with many streets simply tracing the colonial bullock paths upwards from the harbour. As a result, a haphazard group of neighbourhoods with distinct personalities – including Chinatown, Darlingurst, the Rocks, Kings Cross – are wedged together around the city centre albeit interspersed with large expanses of greenery, such as the Domain and vast concrete pedestrian malls like those at Darling Harbour. Fine examples of

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