皇后广场 (雪梨)

皇后广场(英语:Queen's Square)是澳洲新南威尔斯州雪梨中区的一座公众广场,位于京街菲腊街麦觉理街的交界处,南边以圣占士道及亚厘毕亲王道为界。

皇后广场
Queen's Square
原名京街
类型公众广场
地点 澳大利亚新南威尔斯州雪梨商业中心区
附近地铁车站圣占士站英语St. James railway station, Sydney
建造
竣工1977

概述

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法院大楼,右边的休憩用地是皇后广场的北端

围绕皇后广场,从北顺时针方向依次为新南威尔斯州最高法院英语Supreme Court of New South Wales雪梨铸币局英语Sydney Mint[1][2]、获联合国教科文组织列为世界遗产海德公园军营英语Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney[3][4]注册总署洋楼英语Registrar-General's building[5]海德公园[6]圣公会圣雅各堂[7]雪梨法学院英语Sydney Law School。除最高法院及雪梨法学院外,这些建筑都已列入文物名录,大多建于18世纪及19世纪。

维多利亚女皇铜像矗立在广场西南角,面向北边的最高法院。亚厘毕亲王铜像矗立在东南角,面向麦觉理街对面的女皇像。

因靠近最高法院及议会大厦,此地常有示威活动。

圣占士站英语St. James railway station, Sydney位于广场南侧的地下,可经由圣占士道下方的行人隧道抵达。[8]

历史

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19世纪初,纽修威省总督麦觉理规划在此地建造公众广场。广场初名为英皇广场(King's Square),1837年随维多利亚女皇登基更名为皇后广场。[9]1888年,纽修威省总督夫人卡灵顿勋爵夫人为女皇像揭幕,以庆祝澳洲百年国庆。女皇像位于一圈道路的中间,沿路曾有环形电车轨道。[9]1970年代末,最高法院大楼建成后,京街在夹菲腊街处终止,菲腊街与麦觉理街之间的京街路段成为广场的一部分。[10]

参考

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  1. ^ Mint Building. New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. [25 October 2017].    Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ^ Mint Building and Hyde Park Barracks Group. New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. [25 October 2017].    Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  3. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre World Heritage Committee inscribes seven cultural sites on World Heritage List. UNESCO World Heritage Centre website. United Nations. 31 July 2010 [25 October 2017]. (原始内容存档于2010-08-04). 
  4. ^ Hyde Park Barracks. New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. [25 October 2017].    Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  5. ^ Land Titles Office. New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. [25 October 2017].    Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  6. ^ Hyde Park. New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. [25 October 2017].    Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  7. ^ St. James' Anglican Church. New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. [17 November 2013].    Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  8. ^ Law Courts building. Supreme Court of New South Wales. Government of New South Wales. 27 March 2017 [24 October 2017]. (原始内容存档于2023-08-11). 
  9. ^ 9.0 9.1 Queen's Square. Visit Sydney Australia. 2017 [2024-03-29]. (原始内容存档于2024-04-08). 
  10. ^ Law Courts building. Supreme Court of New South Wales. Government of New South Wales. 27 March 2017 [24 October 2017]. (原始内容存档于2023-08-11).