Marble Bar, Sydney
Marble Bar | |
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General information | |
Type | Bar |
Address | 488 George Street |
Town or city | Sydney, New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 33°52′18″S 151°12′28″E / 33.8716299°S 151.207888°E |
Completed | 1893 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Varney Parkes |
Website | |
https://www.marblebarsydney.com.au/ |
Marble Bar is an historic bar in Sydney, Australia. Originally constructed in the George Adams-owned O'Brien Hotel in 1893,[1] it was dismantled in 1969,[1] then moved and rebuilt in the subterranean level of the Hilton Sydney, on George Street, in 1973. It is now a heritage-listed building.[2]
The bar was designed by Varney Parkes. Its features include plate-glass mirrors, mosaic floors, cedar timbers, a domed roof, stained-glass windows and marble walls and pilasters. Fourteen paintings by Julian Ashton are hung throughout.[3][4] The only differences to the original bar is the lack of natural light, and the location of the paintings is different.[1]
Popular culture
[edit]The bar appears on the front cover of Cold Chisel's 1979 album Breakfast at Sweethearts.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The Story of Marble Bar: How a Lavish Victorian-Era Bar Was Dismantled and Rebuilt Beneath George Street". Broadsheet. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Marble Bar | Heritage Listed Bar in Hilton Sydney". www.hilton.com. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Marble Bar | The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Lloyd-Tait, Emily. "Marble Bar". Time Out Sydney. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Pubs in Sydney
- Pub stubs
- New South Wales State Heritage Register sites located in the Sydney central business district
- Rebuilt buildings and structures in Australia
- 1893 establishments in Australia
- 1973 establishments in Australia
- Buildings and structures completed in 1893
- Buildings and structures completed in 1973