King Street, Sydney

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King Street

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A contemporary view of King Street, looking east from George Street
King Street, Sydney
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Western end
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Eastern end
Coordinates
General information
TypeStreet
Length900 m (0.6 mi)
Major junctions
Western end Lime Street
Sydney CBD
 
Eastern end Macquarie Street
Sydney CBD
Location(s)
LGA(s) City of Sydney
Major suburbs Sydney CBD

King Street is a street in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. It stretches from King Street Wharf and Lime Street near Darling Harbour in the west, to Queens Square at St James railway station in the east. [1]

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History and description

King Street was named after Governor Phillip Gidley King, the third Governor of New South Wales.[ citation needed ]

The Watsons Bay tramway ran down King Street until its closure and replacement by buses in 1960. [2]

King Street provides the northern border of Pitt Street Mall. 25 Martin Place is a skyscraper that sits on the corner of Castlereagh Street. Other prominent buildings along King Street include the Supreme Court of New South Wales, St James Church and St James campus of the Sydney Law School.[ citation needed ]

See also

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References

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  1. Gregory's Sydney Street Directory (2002) Maps C,D
  2. D. Keenan: Tramways of Sydney. Transit Press 1979