Macquarie Place Park, obelisk
This sandstone obelisk is located in Macquarie Place Park, on the corner of Bridge Street and Loftus Street, which was originally the first and main town square of Sydney. It was designed by the New South Wales Government Architect, Francis Greenway and erected in 1818. This location marks the place from where all public roads are measured. The inscription on this side reads: Principal Roads, Distance From Sydney to Bathurst 137 Miles, From Sydney to Windsor 35½, To Parramatta 15½, To Liverpool 20, To Macquarie Tower at the South Head 7, To the North Head of Botany Bay 14.
amazing one.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great monument, a stone sundial that is impressive indeed!
ReplyDeletefine introduction.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that although I have seen that obelisk before. Great photo, great info.
ReplyDeletelovely lines of both shadow and obelisk.
ReplyDeleteI like the diagonal shadows you captured on the obelisk.
ReplyDeleteA marker where all roads originate. Fabulous! The shadows across it are nicely captured.
ReplyDeleteFrancis Greenway had a strange career, since he started life as a convict. But all his sites and monuments from the colonial era are fantastic. Go Francis!
ReplyDeleteNice shadows! It may be spring in Sydney but it feels like summer here in the West.
ReplyDeleteAngie we had a heatwave last week too with 43 degrees on Friday but cooler this weekend.
DeleteQuite striking.
ReplyDeleteObelisks always fascinate me. This one is very nice with the pretty round iron fence and all the shadows. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteInteresting shadows.
ReplyDeletea pretty monument.
ReplyDeleteGood fence urrounding this monument
ReplyDeleteLovely piece of history.
ReplyDeleteWhat a unique and interesting piece this is. I like that it's protected by a good fence.
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