Circular Quay
The Circular Quay is located at the northern end of the center of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . The Circular Quay are streets and adjoining buildings that surround Sydney Cove . The eastern end is Bennelong Point with the Sydney Opera House , the western end is Campbells Cove, which today is mainly known as the mooring for the replica of the Bounty .
The exact delimitation of Circular Quay from the neighboring districts of Sydney is not always easy, especially the transitions to The Rocks district are rather fluid.
History and name
Sydney Cove was the landing stage for the First Fleet which reached Australia in 1788. At this point the first settlement called Sydney was established. The original name of this jetty was Semi-Circular Quay, which describes its actual semicircular shape. The name was later shortened to its current form due to the convenience of Sydney residents.
traffic
Due to its central location directly on the harbor, Circular Quay initially developed into a central transport hub for the city of Sydney, which it still is today. To this day there are 5 jetties for ferries, a terminal for cruise ships, a bus station and a station on the inner-city railway network with very good transfer options between the various modes of transport.
For a long time, Circular Quay was an end point of the Sydney city tram network . Towards the middle of the 20th century, the tram network was dismantled and so today there is a bus station in the city, which is an important link in inner-city passenger transport .
The train station , like the Cahill Expressway, an expressway that branches off from the Harbor Bridge, was built on stilts. This means that waiting passengers from the train station have a great view of the ferry docks and large parts of Circular Quay.
The five ferry docks are served by all ferries that sail on Sydney Harbor and the Parramatta River , without exception . There are also docks for some other ships and water taxis . To the west of Circular Quay is one of two cruise ship docks in Sydney Harbor.
In recent years efforts have been made to extend the Sydney Monorail to Circular Quay, but this has so far been rejected by the government of New South Wales. Their operation was stopped in June 2013.
Others
Since the 1980s, Circular Quay has become more and more of an attraction for tourists and locals. There are numerous shops, restaurants, cafes, bars and museums on the east and west sides. Every year, large celebrations for New Year's Eve and Australia Day take place at Circular Quay, offering a great view of the famous fireworks on the Sydney Harbor Bridge .
The Circular Quay area is also home to Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art . In the Australian autumn of 2006, the largest open-air art event that Sydney has ever experienced was a guest on Circular Quay: The Berlin Buddy Bears presented themselves across from the Sydney Opera for 7 weeks . Each of the approximately 130 bears represents a country recognized by the United Nations , which symbolizes the universal values of peace, freedom and friendship, as John Howard expressed in his opening speech.
Web links
- Circular Quay on "gdaysydney.com" (English)
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 33 ° 51 ′ 41 ″ S , 151 ° 12 ′ 40.1 ″ E