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The Hyde Park Barracks

The Hyde Park Barracks is a striking colonial building on Macquarie Street in the historic heart of Sydney. Originally a symbol of authority and control, it has an austere beauty, with warm orange bricks and tall, elegant windows beneath an imposing roof.

In 1817, Governor Lachlan Macquarie, working with convict architect Francis Greenway, issued orders to build a large three-storey dormitory to house convicts sent from Britain. Hyde Park Barracks, constructed in just two years,

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