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King Street, Sydney
Street in Sydney, Australia
Street in Sydney, Australia
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| urban | yes | |
| road_name | King Street, Sydney | |
| state | nsw | |
| type | street | |
| image | King street near george st sydney..jpg | |
| use_lga_map | yes | |
| alternative_location_map | Australia Sydney central | |
| caption | A contemporary view of King Street, looking east from George Street | |
| length | 0.9 | |
| direction_b | Eastern | |
| direction_a | Western | |
| end_b | Macquarie Street | |
| Sydney CBD | ||
| end_a | Lime Street | |
| Sydney CBD | ||
| coordinates_b | ||
| coordinates_a | ||
| pushpin_label_position_b | right | |
| exits | {{plainlist | |
| lga | City of Sydney | |
| through | Sydney CBD |
Sydney CBD Sydney CBD
- Shelley Street
- Sussex Street
- Kent Street
- Clarence Street
- York Street
- George Street
- Pitt Street
- Castlereagh Street
- Elizabeth Street
- Phillip Street}}
King Street is a street in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. It stretches from King Street Wharf and Lime Street near Darling Harbour in the west, to Queens Square at St James railway station in the east.
History and description
King Street was named after Governor Phillip Gidley King, the third Governor of New South Wales.
The Watsons Bay tramway ran down King Street until its closure and replacement by buses in 1960.
King Street provides the northern border of Pitt Street Mall. 25 Martin Place is a skyscraper that sits on the corner of Castlereagh Street. Other prominent buildings along King Street include the Supreme Court of New South Wales, St James Church and St James campus of the Sydney Law School.
References
References
- Gregory's Sydney Street Directory (2002) Maps C,D
- D. Keenan: ''Tramways of Sydney''. Transit Press 1979
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