관광명소 Sydney Town Hall

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커다란 시계탑이 있는 빅토리아풍 건물은 1868년 부터 20년 동안 건설된것

내부에는 크고 아름다운 샹들리에와 1906년에 설치된 엘레베이터 

2300 명을 수용하는 공간에 반반구 최대의 파이프 오르간을 갖춘 콘서트 홀이 있다.

공연이 없을 때는 견학 할 수 있다. 

The Sydney Town Hall

The Coat of arms of Sydney above Sydney Town Hall features a shield with a beehive, a traditional symbol of industry, and a ship, representing Sydney's maritime heritage. The shield is supported by a British seaman and an Indigenous Australian and the design includes the motto "I take but I surrender".

The Sydney Town Hall is a landmark sandstone building located in the heart of Sydney. It stands opposite the Queen Victoria Building and alongside St Andrew's Cathedral. Sitting above the busy Town Hall station and between the cinema strip on George Street and the Central Business District, the steps of the Town Hall are a popular meeting place.

Town Hall was built in the 1880s from local Sydney sandstone in the grand Victorian architectural style, and remains the only non-religious city building from the era to retain its original function and interior. The building houses the Sydney City Council Chamber, reception rooms, the Centennial Hall and offices for the Lord Mayor and elected councillors. The Centennial Hall (main hall) contains the world's largest entirely mechanical pipe organ, built from 1886 to 1889 and istalled in 1890 by the English firm of William Hill & Son, which possesses one of only two full-length 64′ organ stops in the world (the Contra-Trombone in the pedal). Before the opening of the Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, the Town Hall was Sydney's concert hall.

The Town Hall steps are a popular meeting place. Town Hall management has recently deployed measures such as stopping people from congregating on the Town Hall Steps during the day time^{[citation needed]} and the presence of security guards on the Town Hall steps at night.^{[citation needed]} The alleged reason for the deployment of additional security outside Town Hall is said to be increased incidents of assaults and graffiti.^{[citation needed]}

In the later years, it has been discovered that Town Hall lies on top of part of a cemetery complex. Currently renovations have been put to a stop, as the government is still deciding whether or not to continue or make it an heritage listing.^[1]

The Centennial Hall with the grand organ.

The domed ceiling

Detail on one of the roofs