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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Garden Palace Fine Arts Annexe

Public building

Annexe of nine rooms constructed near the entrance to the Royal Botanic Gardens as part of the Garden Palace to temporarily house the national art collection.

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Milestone
Constructed
1879
Type
Public building

Garden Palace

CC BY-SA 2.0
by
Shirley Fitzgerald
,
2008

Whilst the Garden Palace was a brief and fiery addition to the Sydney landscape, the decision to hold an International Exhibition in 1879 was to place the city on the world stage.

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