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The Queen Victoria Building is located at 455 George Street in
Sydney. The building is also known as QVB. It is a well known
arcade and shopping centre. This Romanesque style building was
opened as a public market in the year 1898 and was known as the
George Street Market. It was designed the architect George Mc
Rae. After years the building was seriously deteriorated and was
close to be destroyed in the year 1959, but with the help of a
campaign the Victoria Building was restored during the 70s as it
was considered as a historical building. The enormous Centre
Dome dominates the building. The building has four main shopping
levels. The upper voids are dominated by two big mechanical
clocks. In front of the arcade, in Sydney city, there is the
statue of Queen Victoria which was a present from people of
Ireland. The Queen Victoria Building is fabulous from the
outside and inside. There are very beautiful pictures of Queen
Elizabeth II, there has been a letter written to the people of
Sydney by the Queen Elizabeth II but it is allowed to be opened
in 2085 and by the Lord Mayor of the city. |
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