Martin Place
Coordinates: 33 ° 52 '4 " S , 151 ° 12' 35" O The Martin Place is a historically important place and the largest pedestrian area in the central city of Sydney in New South Wales , Australia .
Place description
There are numerous historic buildings on Martin Place, which are towered over by high-rise glass buildings. There you will find, for example, the Reserve Bank of Australia , Commonwealth Bank of Australia , Macquarie Bank , the General Post Office of Sydney , Seven Network , Australian Television Station (ATN) and other important buildings. The historic square is located between George Street and Macquarie Street , intersecting Pitt Street , Castlereagh Street , Elizabeth Street and Phillip Street .
The historically significant Martin Place is considered to be the identity-building for Australia.
history
The square was laid out in 1891 and is named in honor of James Martin , the sixth Prime Minister of New South Wales and Australian Minister of Justice . Since 1927, which is ANZAC - cenotaph there, in 1971 the place was declared a pedestrian zone. At the end of Macquarie Street is Sydney Hospital , the oldest hospital in Australia (1788).
Martin Place is also common in films and television series, such as the fountain in The Matrix and scenes in Matrix Revolutions . and Superman Returns , as well as in the television series The Amazing Race .
On 15-16 December 2014 there was a 16-hour hostage situation in a Lindt Chocolate Café on Martin Place. 17 customers and employees were taken hostage by Man Haron Monis , the hostage-taking was classified as a terrorist attack by the police. The hostage-taking was ended at 2:14 a.m. by the storming of special forces, three people, including the hostage-taker, were killed and four others were injured.
The largest Christmas tree in Sydney is put up on Martin Place every year and a memorial ceremony is held every April 25th on the occasion of ANZAC Day .
Today there are numerous cafes, bars and restaurants on the square, and concerts are also held.
Australian Federal Bank
General Post Office
ANZAC cenotaph
Martin Place around 1900
Web links
- GPO Sydney
- Martin Place architecture
- Martin Place Cenotaph on warmemorilasnsw.asn.au
- Interactive Christmas tree on Martin Place 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on sydneytheweb.com ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved August 18, 2010
- ↑ Stunt chopper flies into real-life film set in Sydney CBD , Australian Associated Press. July 8, 2002. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ↑ Sydney a star as Superman Returns , Australian Associated Press. June 10, 2002. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved August 17, 2010.
