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Description
Essentials about the Hyde Park Barracks in brief
Hyde Park Barracks is one of Sydney’s most important historic buildings. Located on historic Macquarie Street at the northern end of Hyde Park of the same name, the brick building was once accommodation for male convicts and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its importance in Australia’s history. Today, Hyde Park Barracks houses a museum.
The history of the Hyde Park Barracks
In the early 19th century, Governor Lachlan Macquarie ordered the construction of a brick building to house convicts who had to work for the colonial government of New South Wales. In this construction, Macquarie departed from the previously practiced British colonial policy of creating convict camps where strict discipline and religious education were practiced, thus liberalizing them. Until 1838, Hyde Park Barracks housed male convicts.
From 1848 to 1886, the building was used for young immigrant women who were looking for work and were waiting for their families. During the period from 1887 to 1979, the Barracks housed courts and government offices. In 1981 the building was restored and today it houses a museum about the history of convicts.
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Phone
+61 2 8239 2311
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Opening hours
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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10 am – 5 pm | 10 am – 5 pm | 10 am – 5 pm | 10 am – 5 pm | 10 am – 5 pm | 10 am – 5 pm | 10 am – 5 pm |
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Admission fees
Adults: $12.00
Concessions: $8.00
Small children (Ages 4 and under): free
Family ticket: $30.00
For more information on discounts, see the website.
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Address
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Getting there
By public transport:
Train lines T1, T2, T3, T7 and T8: Haltestelle St James
Train lines T4 and South Coast Line: Haltestelle Martin Place
Bus line 200: Haltestelle Martin Place Station, Macquarie St
Bus lines 500, 507, 515, 518, 520 and M52: Stop Martin Place Station, Elizabeth St
By car:
The nearest parking garage is The Domain Parking.
Photos: The original uploader was J Bar at English Wikipedia, HydeParkBarracks, CC BY-SA 3.0 / Sputniktilt, Hyde Park Barracks Sydney exterior, CC BY-SA 3.0 / Sputniktilt, Hyde Park Barracks Sydney interior4, CC BY-SA 3.0
Texts: Individual pieces of content and information from Wikipedia DE and Wikipedia EN under the Creative-Commons-Lizenz Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
English version: Machine translation by DeepL