Bastion of learning
The traditional First Nations owners of the land on which the Quadrangle was built are the Cadigal and Wangal tribes of the Eora people.
A superb example here in Australia of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture, Sydney University's Quadrangle boasts several Sydney sandstone buildings within the campus, including this magnificent clock tower.
Sydney sandstone is the common name for Sydney Basin Hawkesbury sandstone, one variety of which is historically known as 'yellowblock', and also as 'yellow gold'. It is a sedimentary rock from the Hawkesbury River area north of Sydney, where this sandstone is particularly common.
Building of the Quadrangle began in 1854 and was designed and developed by numerous contributors including Edmund Blacket, James Barnet, and Leslie Wilkinson.
The clock tower holds one of only three carillons in Australia.
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Bastion of learning
The traditional First Nations owners of the land on which the Quadrangle was built are the Cadigal and Wangal tribes of the Eora people.
A superb example here in Australia of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture, Sydney University's Quadrangle boasts several Sydney sandstone buildings within the campus, including this magnificent clock tower.
Sydney sandstone is the common name for Sydney Basin Hawkesbury sandstone, one variety of which is historically known as 'yellowblock', and also as 'yellow gold'. It is a sedimentary rock from the Hawkesbury River area north of Sydney, where this sandstone is particularly common.
Building of the Quadrangle began in 1854 and was designed and developed by numerous contributors including Edmund Blacket, James Barnet, and Leslie Wilkinson.
The clock tower holds one of only three carillons in Australia.
© All rights reserved.