The North Wing of Sydney Hospital is a heritage building along Macquarie Street, opposite Martin Place. The original hospital was built on this site in the Old Colonial Georgian architectural style in 1811, so yesterday the hospital celebrated its bicentenary. It was constructed by convict labour and it was known as the Rum Hospital because the contractors were given a limited monopoly on the distribution of spirits in the colony, in return for building it. The North Wing is part of a three building complex built in 1894 in the Victorian architectural style which is still used as a hospital today.
interesting structure :)
ReplyDeleteThe architecture of this building is quite lovely and good to see they incorporated those archways along the top verandah - giving shade in our hot scorching summers.
ReplyDeleteRum in exchange for a building! Well the building is outstanding, I wonder what the rum was like!
ReplyDeleteWell done, you!
ReplyDeleteMy absolutely favourite Sydney building from the colonial era. I visit every time I am in Sydney :)
Hels, it certainly features some impressive architecture.
ReplyDeleteI like this kind of structure...nice!
ReplyDeleteI remember walking by this hospital when I visited Sydney last year ..it is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot. Sometimes it's nice to up in order to see the natural beauty given to us. :-) Thank you for teh visit too :-)
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful structure...
ReplyDeleteA very good picture, I like.
ReplyDeleteHappy Blue Monday to you, Jim!
ReplyDeleteGosh they really kept the convicts busy back then hey Jim, a lot of things over here have been built by convicts too. Great shot!
ReplyDeleteWonderful shot!
ReplyDeleteMy Blue Monday.
Rel great shot. So interesting
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