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Hyde Park Barracks Sydney Australia The Hyde Park Barracks are on Macquarie Street in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The barracks are located near the north-east corner of Hyde Park, opposite Queens Square and beside the Sydney Mint. Hyde Park Barracks were designed by the colonial architect Francis Greenway and built between 1818 and 1819. More Info

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ICDR_00176

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Il Porcellino (The little pig) Il Porcellino (The little pig) statue outside the Sydney Hospital is a copy of a Pietro Tacca's wild boar statue in a 17th century fountain in Marketo Nuovo, Florence.In1962 five copies of Tacca's sculpture were cast by the Florence foundry, Fonderia Ferdinando Marinelli. One of the copies was donated to the Sydney Hospital by Marchessa Clarissa Torrigiani in memory of her father and brother. Both had been renown surgeons at the hospital. More Info

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ICDR_20033

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ICDR_20034

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Il Porcellino Macquarie Street Sydney When tourists wander up Macquarie Street from Circular Quay, having seen the Harbour Bridge and Opera House, they often stop outside Sydney Hospital. Relieved to find something else worth photographing, they raise their cameras in front of Il Porcellino, a replica of the wild boar cast by Baroque master Pietro Tacca in 1612. The statue was one of five produced by Florence foundry Fonderia Ferdinando Marinelli in 1962. It was donated to the hospital by Clarissa Torrigiani in 1968, in memory of her father Dr Thomas Fiaschi and brother Dr Piero Fiaschi, who both served as surgeons there. Sydney Eye Hospital on Macquarie Street Sydney Australia More Info

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ICDR_32617

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Irish Famine Memorial Sydney Irish Famine Memorial at Hyde Park Barracks Sydney Australia More Info

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ICDR_32612

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Kan Yasuda – “Touchstones” Aurora Place Sydney Australia Aurora Place is the common name of Renzo Piano's award-winning office tower and residential block on Macquarie Street in Sydney, Australia. Between the two towers features a courtyard with Kan Yasuda – “Touchstones” Yasuda’s work is a splendid example of the marriage of art and architecture sits at the base of the towers. More Info

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ICDR_34045