DK Travel : Sydney

Sydney is blessed with stunning ocean beaches, magnificent national parks and a wonderful subtropical climate that makes the great outdoors irresistible to its four million inhabitants. The Eora people, the Aborigines who settled around Sydney Harbour, arrived approximately 50,000 years ago, while the white settlers arrived just over 200 years ago. Free settlers soon followed in the wake of the First Fleet of transported convicts, and after them several waves of migrants seeking a new life. Now, two centuries later, the once far-flung penal colony has matured into a culturally diverse, tolerant and mesmerizing city. Ideally located on the world’s most beautiful harbour, Sydney is as exciting and bustling as it is laid back and relaxing.

Arthur McElhone Reserve

Tucked below Kings Cross, this tiny manicured park is located in Elizabeth Bay. It has a stone bridge over a trickling pond filled with Koi, and magnificent views of the yachts moored in Rushcutters Bay and the ritzy Eastern Suburbs enclave of Darling Point.
Artspace

A non-commercial gallery, Artspace presents contemporary works. Some shows include traditional artforms such as painting, but many lean towards the experimental through new media, installations and performance.
Assiette

Local foodies lamenting the loss of Bécause were delighted when Assiette arrived with its fine modern European cusine.
Aurora Place

The ethereal white glass skin and sails atop Renzo Piano’s office block and apartment buildings, built in 2000, echo the Opera House’s shells and the spinnakers of yachts on the harbour. They also regulate the temperature, making the skyscraper one of the most energy-efficient buildings in the CBD.
Aussie Stadium

Designed by Phillip Cox, this stadium (see Tankstream & Aussie Stadium) was completed in 1988 to coincide with Australia’s Bicentenary. Although the ground was ostensibly designed for Sydney’s preferred football code, Rugby League, it has occasionally permitted upstarts from the southern code, Australian Rules, to take to the field. During the 2000 Sydney Olympics it even allowed its turf to be trampled by soccer players. Aussie Stadium has also held several concert performances, which have included shows by U2, Robbie Williams and Barbara Streisand.
Aussie Stadium

The roof of this stadium is a low-slung “Mexican hat” which allows tantalizing glimpses of sports crowds from nearby Fox Studios. Designed by local architect Phillip Cox, it was built to coincide with Sydney’s Bicentenary in 1988.
Aussie Stadium

Home of the South Sydney Rabbitohs RLC, the Sydney Roosters RLC and the NSW Waratahs, Aussie Stadium, the former Sydney Football Stadium, is adjacent to the Sydney Cricket Ground. The venue is now used for soccer, Rugby League and Union.
Australia Day

Celebrating the arrival of Sydney’s First Fleet, this national holiday sees Sydney ferries and Tall Ships competing in the big race from the Harbour Bridge to Manly and back. There are free concerts and performances held across the city. Do keep in mind that to many indigenous people, this date is known as “Invasion Day”.
Australia Square

Built in the 1960s, this structure was a revisioning of Sydney’s downtown, combining office, retail and public space. Today the build- ing is still revered as a marvel of concrete construction. Architect Harry Seidler cham-fered the building’s corners to reduce its shadow, giving the tower its iconic round form.
Australian Centre for Photography

Founded in 1973, Australia’s longest established contemporary gallery presents the best in local and international photography and new media. A photo wall features the works of emerging artists, while the main space contains temporary exhibitions.

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