Queen Victoria Building | |
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Location in the
Sydney central business district
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Alternative names | QVB |
Etymology | Queen Victoria |
General information | |
Type |
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Architectural style | Romanesque revival |
Location | 429–481 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 33°52′18″S 151°12′24″E / 33.871758°S 151.206666°E / -33.871758; 151.206666 |
Current tenants | Various |
Groundbreaking | December 1893 (Foundation stone) |
Construction started | 1893 |
Completed | 1898; 126 years ago (1898) |
Opened |
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Renovated |
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Renovation cost | A$48 million (2006) |
Client | Council of the City of Sydney |
Owner | Vicinity Centres, Link REIT |
Technical details | |
Material | Sydney sandstone clad walls, brick and concrete, steel roof structure with concrete and fibreglass domes painted to look like concrete |
Floor count | Four, including basement |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | George McRae |
Structural engineer | George Massey |
Other designers | William Priestly MacIntosh |
Main contractor | Edwin & Henry Phippard |
Known for | Royal Clock |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) |
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Other designers | Freeman Rembel (2006) |
Website | |
www |
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Official name | Queen Victoria Building; QVB |
Type | State heritage (built) |
Criteria | a., b., c., d., e., f., g. |
Designated | 5 March 2010 |
Reference no. | 1814 |
Type | Market building |
Category | Commercial |
Queen Victoria Building | |
---|---|
Location in the
Sydney central business district
|
|
Alternative names | QVB |
Etymology | Queen Victoria |
General information | |
Type |
|
Architectural style | Romanesque revival |
Location | 429–481 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 33°52′18″S 151°12′24″E / 33.871758°S 151.206666°E / -33.871758; 151.206666 |
Current tenants | Various |
Groundbreaking | December 1893 (Foundation stone) |
Construction started | 1893 |
Completed | 1898; 126 years ago (1898) |
Opened |
|
Renovated |
|
Renovation cost | A$48 million (2006) |
Client | Council of the City of Sydney |
Owner | Vicinity Centres, Link REIT |
Technical details | |
Material | Sydney sandstone clad walls, brick and concrete, steel roof structure with concrete and fibreglass domes painted to look like concrete |
Floor count | Four, including basement |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | George McRae |
Structural engineer | George Massey |
Other designers | William Priestly MacIntosh |
Main contractor | Edwin & Henry Phippard |
Known for | Royal Clock |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) |
|
Other designers | Freeman Rembel (2006) |
Website | |
www |
|
Official name | Queen Victoria Building; QVB |
Type | State heritage (built) |
Criteria | a., b., c., d., e., f., g. |
Designated | 5 March 2010 |
Reference no. | 1814 |
Type | Market building |
Category | Commercial |