Potts Point, Sydney skyline

 
The Sydney skyline viewed at night from Hordern Place at the top of Broughton Steps, in the inner city suburb of Potts Point.
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The Domain, Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool

The Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool, located in The Domain, was once known as the Sydney Domain Baths and is the oldest continuous bathing facility in Sydney. The baths were rebuilt in 1968 and renamed after Andrew Charlton, known as Boy Charlton, a world champion swimmer and Olympic gold medallist in 1924 and 1932. The pool provides scenic views of Wolloomooloo Bay, Sydney Harbour, Garden Island dockyard and Wolloomooloo wharf.

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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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Garden Island, dockyard

Garden Island is the home port for the naval fleet based on the east coast of Australia, located in the eastern suburb of Potts Point. It is a major marine engineering and refit centre for the Royal Australian Navy and Thales Australia. The island has supported naval activities since 1788 and was originally used as a garden bed to grow food for ship crews. Land was reclaimed between Potts Point and Garden Island to expand the site for engineering facilities. This view is from Mrs Macquarie's Point, across Woolloomooloo Bay.

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Garden Island, dockyard

Garden Island is located in the eastern suburb of Potts Point. This view is across Woolloomooloo Bay from Mrs Macquarie's Point at The Domain. The island has supported naval activities since 1788 and was originally used as a garden bed to grow food for ship crews. The land between Potts Point and Garden Island was reclaimed to expand the site for engineering facilities. It is a major marine engineering and refit centre for the Royal Australian Navy and Thales Australia. This precinct features a number of heritage buildings which were built in the 1880s and 1890s.

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Garden Island, ADV Ocean Shield

The Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Ocean Shield is an Offshore Support Vessel which is usually moored at the Garden Island dockyards, in the eastern suburb of Potts Point. The ship was built for a Norwegian shipping company and originally named MVS Skandi Bergen. During construction, the vessel was sold to the Royal Australian Navy. It began naval service on 30 June 2012, when it was renamed Ocean Shield.

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Garden Island, hammerhead crane

This hammerhead crane dominates the skyline at Garden Island naval dockyard, in the eastern suburb of Potts Point. Built in 1951, it is one of only 15 still standing in the world but has not been used since 1996, so will soon be demolished. Garden Island is a major marine engineering and refit centre for the Royal Australian Navy and Thales Australia. This view across Woolloomooloo Bay, in Sydney Harbour, is from The Domain.
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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.

Garden Island, Southern Surveyor

The Southern Surveyor is a ship used by marine scientists to explore and study Australia's oceans. It is operated by the CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia's national science and research agency. It is seen here moored in Woolloomooloo Bay at Garden Island, located in the eastern suburb of Potts Point. The island is a major marine engineering and refit centre for the Royal Australian Navy and Thales Australia.

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Potts Point, Young Endeavour

 Young Endeavour is moored in Woolloomooloo Bay at Potts Point. The ship was pledged by the Australian government to serve Australian youth with a unique, challenging and inspirational experience at sea. The Royal Australian Navy operates and maintains the ship, with the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme managing the associated sail training program. Construction on the ship began in May 1986 in Lowestoft, England and she began the long voyage to Australia on 3 August 1987 with a crew which included 24 young people from Britain and Australia. It became a gift from the United Kingdom to the government and people of Australia to mark Australia's Bicentenary in 1988. The ship has made many international voyages since then and participated in major events. It completed a circumnavigation of the world in 1992, which included representing Australia at celebrations in Europe and America commemorating the 500th anniversary of Columbus's Voyage of Discovery to the New World.

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Potts Point, Woolloomooloo Bay, HMAS Newcastle

The HMAS Newcastle (FFG 06) is an Adelaide class guided-missile frigate of the Royal Australian Navy which is docked at the the Garden Island dockyard, the home port of the naval fleet based on the east coast of Australia. It is named for the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, the largest provincial city in Australia. It was the last ship of the class to be constructed and entered service in 1993. Garden Island is a marine engineering and refit centre for the Royal Australian Navy and Thales Australia with the docks extending along Woolloomooloo Bay from Potts Point to Woolloomooloo. This shot was taken from the Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf on Woollomooloo Bay.

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The Domain, Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool

The Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool is a swimming pool in the Domain, located alongside Wolloomooloo Bay in Sydney Harbour. This is the oldest site featuring continuous bathing facilities in Sydney and once known as the Sydney Domain Baths. The baths were rebuilt in 1968 and renamed after Andrew Charlton, known as Boy Charlton, a world champion swimmer and Olympic gold medallist in 1924 and 1932. This pool is one of the places that Sydney's beautiful people come to swim and be seen by other beautiful people. The pool provides spectacular scenic views of Wolloomooloo Bay, Sydney Harbour, Potts Point, Garden Island dockyard and Wolloomooloo wharf.

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Garden Island, dockyard

Garden Island, located in the eastern suburb of Potts Point, is the home port for the naval fleet based on the east coast of Australia. It is a major marine engineering and refit centre for the Royal Australian Navy and Thales Australia. The island has supported naval activities since 1788 and was originally used as a garden bed to grow food for ship crews. Land was reclaimed between Potts Point and Garden Island to expand the site for engineering facilities. This view is from Mrs Macquarie's Point, across Woolloomooloo Bay.

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