List of Art Deco buildings in Sydney

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Minerva Theatre in Kings Cross (1939)
Grace Building (1930) The Grace Building, Sydney, 1930 - Max Dupain (4226030071).jpg
Grace Building (1930)

This is a list of buildings in Sydney completed in the Inter-War Art Deco, Streamline Moderne and Functionalist styles that are historically significant.

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Apartment and residential buildings

The Edgewater flats, 1937. Edgewater flats, Elizabeth Bay, 1937.jpg
The Edgewater flats, 1937.
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Staircase, Belgenny, Taylor Square
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Entrance, Wychbury, Potts Point

Cinemas and theatres

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Atrium, State Theatre, Sydney

Cultural buildings

Hotels and pubs

Institutional buildings and facilities

Office buildings

Public buildings and facilities

Holy Cross Church, Adelaide Street (designed by Austin Mackay) Holy Cross (1906).jpg
Holy Cross Church, Adelaide Street (designed by Austin Mackay)

Religious buildings

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