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Martin Place Review
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Martin Place
- Address: Between Macquarie and George Sts., City Center, Sydney, New South Wales | Map It
- Category: Commercial Districts
- Location: City Center
Fodor's Review:
Sydney's largest pedestrian precinct, flanked by banks, offices, and shopping centers, is the hub of the central business district. There are some grand buildings here -- including the beautifully refurbished Commonwealth Bank and the 1870s Venetian Renaissance-style General Post Office building with its 230-foot clock tower (now a Westin hotel). Toward the George Street end of the plaza the simple 1929 cenotaph war memorial commemorates Australians who died in World War I. Weekdays from about 12:30, the amphitheater near Castlereagh Street hosts free lunchtime concerts with sounds from all corners of the music world, from police bands to string quartets to rock-and-rollers.
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