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6 unusual facts about Darling Harbour


Australian White Ibis

Birds in tourist areas of Sydney such as Darling Harbour, the Royal Botanic Gardens, or Centennial Park have been a problem due to their strong smell.

Electoral district of Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1904, partly replacing Sydney-Gipps in the vicinity of Darling Harbour.

Electoral district of Sydney-Lang

It was abolished in 1904 and absorbed into Darling Harbour.

It was west of George Street, generally south of Margaret Street, north of Hay Street and east of Darling Harbour.

Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority

It maintains 4 km² of waterfront real estate in the foreshore area including Darling Harbour and The Rocks.

Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

It was held from September 16 to September 30, 2000 in the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Darling Harbour.


Liverpool Street, Sydney

It terminates in the west at Darling Harbour; in the east it joins a major intersection, Whitlam Square before continuing as a minor suburban street through East Sydney and Darlinghurst before terminating at Boundary Street.

Philip Cox

Professor Philip Cox designed many of the city's iconic buildings including a number of the buildings used for the Sydney Olympics, the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour and the Sydney Football Stadium.

Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre

The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, is located in Sydney's Darling Harbour near the Central Business District.


see also

Parkroyal

The hotels include PARKROYAL on Beach Road, Singapore, PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road, PARKROYAL Darling Harbour Sydney, PARKROYAL Parramatta Sydney, PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport Tullamarine, PARKROYAL Kuala Lumpur, PARKROYAL Penang, PARKROYAL Yangon and PARKROYAL Saigon.