The Museum of Sydney is built on the ruins of the house of Australia's first governor-general, Governor Phillip. The original house, which was Australia's first Government House, was built in 1788 and exposed by archaeologists in 1983.[1] The museum was built as part of the Governor Phillip Tower development. Admiral Arthur Phillip (1786 portrait by Francis Wheatley, National Portrait Gallery, London) Admiral Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 - 31 August 1814) was a British naval officer, governor of the first European settlement in Australia and founder of the city of Sydney. ... Government House is located in Sydney and was the official residence of the Governor of New South Wales, Australia. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Governor Phillip Tower Governor Phillip Tower is a Sydney Skyscraper located at 1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW Australia. ...
The Museum of Sydney explores colonial and contemporary Sydney through objects, pictures and new digital media techniques. Panoramic views of Sydney - from 1788 until today - stretch across walls and video screens. Sydney's convict era is explored in a giant showcase of goods and chattels recovered from more than 25 archaeological digs. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...
Sydney is the seat of state government as the capital of New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s most populous and economically important state.
Sydney is located on Australia’s southeastern coast at Port Jackson, a large, sheltered, deep-water inlet of the Tasman Sea (part of the South Pacific Ocean).
The turbulent history of Sydney from 1788 to 1850, including the effects of European colonization on the local Aboriginal population, is the subject of multimedia exhibits at the Museum of Sydney (1995).
The Australian Museum claims to be one of the best six natural history museums in the world and has the largest and oldest collections of its type in Australia.
The Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, are possibly Sydney's best-known landmarks and international symbols.
Sydney's Chinatown is a bustling enclave of restaurants, shops and supermarkets on the southern fringe of the city area between George Street and Darling Harbour.