No. 1 Martin Place Photo

Photographer’s Note

Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which is one of the most iconic public spaces in Australia.

Martin Place was opened in 1891 and made traffic-free in 1971. Martin Place is surrounded by many heritage buildings and features the 1927 World War I ANZAC Cenotaph, water fountain, entertainment area, railway access and pedestrian seating. It is very popular at lunchtime, often crowded with office workers and bicycle couriers.

It is also the home to the historic Sydney General Post Office (No. 1 Martin Place) located between George and Pitt Streets. The building has been refurbished and now contains shops, cafes, restaurants, bars, a Westin hotel and Macquarie Bank office tower.

(From Wikipedia)

Beefed up the lighting with a touch of Photoshop, as well as resizing of the image.

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JPlumb (3153) 2007-02-12 7:05

Hi Mable, most people when they shoot this scene do it from the pedestrian mall back from the building. You have gone right up to the walkway along the building and shot from a totally different perspective. Nicely done.

Thanks, John