Darlinghurst, mural

A view of the flower wall and mural, in the inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. The flower wall which is located along Darlinghurst Road, above the William Street tunnel at Kings Cross, was decorated with rainbow colours for Sydney WorldPride 2023. 'Still Thriving' is a 40 metre mural by Dylan Mooney on the side of the Top of the Town apartment building, which is along Victoria Street and Darlinghurst Road. It depicts two young Indigenous men embracing each other with imagery of a rainbow ribbon and native wattle sprinkled across it. The heritage building on the corner is Darlinghurst Fire Station.

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Elizabeth Bay, Gazebo

Gazebo is a luxury apartment tower opposite Fitzroy Gardens at Kings Cross, at the corner of Elizabeth Bay Road and Baroda Street, in the eastern suburb of Elizabeth Bay. It was built in 1969 in the International Style, originally as the Gazebo Hotel. The Gazebo ceased operating as a hotel in the late 1990s and in 2005 its conversion to apartments was complete.

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Kings Cross, billboard

This Coca-Cola Billboard is located at the intersection of William Street and Darlinghurst Road at Kings Cross, in the inner city suburb of Potts Point. The original neon logo billboard was erected in 1974, with the additional flex-faced billboard on the left added in 1990. This iconic landmark was first attached to the Kingsgate Hotel, later renamed the Millennium Hotel before being converted to Zenith Residences apartments. At 41 metres in length and 13 metres in height, it is the biggest in the southern hemisphere. The neon sign was upgraded in 2016 and in 2018 the brand logo on the flex-faced sign was flipped upside down, to celebrate 80 years Down Under, in Australia.

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Kings Cross, signpost

This signpost is located at Fitzroy Gardens, along Macleay Street in the inner city locality of Kings Cross. It shows distances from Sydney to cities around the world such as London, New York, Berlin, Moscow, Frankfurt, Capetown, Auckland, Seoul and Kuala Lumpur. 

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Kings Cross, Angled Wheels of Fortune

"Angled Wheels of Fortune" is a sculpture located at Fitzroy Gardens, outside the police station in the inner city locality of Kings Cross. It was created by sculptor Dennis Wolanski and gifted to the City of Sydney by an unknown donor in 1988. It consists of six, bronze circular shapes which are interlocked. Each circle has two triangular shapes cut into them to create a negative space.

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Kings Cross, El Alamein Fountain

The El Alamein Memorial Fountain is a heritage-listed fountain and war memorial located at Fitzroy Gardens, along Macleay Street in the inner city locality of Kings Cross. It was designed by architect Robert Woodward and installed in 1961. It was commissioned as a memorial to soldiers who died in the Battle of El Alamein, Egypt in 1942 during World War 2.

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Woolloomooloo, railway line

This railway bridge carries the Eastern Suburbs Railway Line between Kings Cross and Martin Place, over the inner city suburb of Woolloomooloo. This Oscar suburban train is about to enter the enter the tunnel below The Domain.

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Kings Cross, Stones Against The Sky

 "Stones Against The Sky" is a contemporary sculpture created by Ken Unsworth in 1998. It is installed in front of The Elan apartment building at Kings Cross, in the inner city suburb of Rushcutters Bay. This view is from the entrance of the building, looking towards the Sydney city skyline at sunset.

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Kings Cross, The Elan

The Elan is an apartment building that stands above the William Street tunnel at Kings Cross. At street level, it fronts Victoria Street, between Kings Cross Road and Craigend Street, technically in the inner city suburb of Rushcutters Bay. This 40-storey tower which was completed in 1997 contains residential and commercial space. To construct such a building above the road tunnel, required the main transfer beams which carry the load to be an average one metre wide, five storeys high and be anchored 20 metres into the bedrock.

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Kings Cross, billboard

This Coca-Cola billboard is located at the intersection of William Street and Darlinghurst Road at Kings Cross, in the inner city suburb of Potts Point. The original neon logo billboard was erected in 1974, with the additional billboard on the left added in 1990. This famous billboard, attached to the Millennium Hotel, is the biggest in the southern hemisphere and viewed as an iconic landmark.

Linked to: Signs, Signs.

Woolloomooloo and Darlinghurst

A view of the inner city suburb of Woolloomooloo stretching back to Darlinghurst. In the foreground are two pubs, the Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel and The Bells Hotel. In the distance, the tallest buildings are the The Elan and Millennium apartment towers at Kings Cross and the Horizon Apartments tower at Darlinghurst.

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St Marys Road, pedestrian bridge

This pedestrian bridge links the Yurong Water Garden in Cook and Phillip Park with The Domain. It crosses over St Marys Road, at the intersection with Riley Street, Yurong Parkway and Sir John Young Crescent. The apartment blocks and hotels in the distance are located and Kings Cross and the large one on the right is the Horizon Apartments block at Darlinghurst.

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