Major change coming to Sydney with a building demolished to make way for a new square to be named after the Queen
A Sydney CBD building will be demolished and a new open plaza created in the heart of the city which will be named Queen Elizabeth II Place.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced the touching memorial to the late Queen on Wednesday morning.
The new plaza will be on Macquarie Street, next to Hyde Park Barracks in a space created by bulldozing an unused part of the historic Registrar-General building on Prince Albert Drive.
‘The naming of this place in her honour is an appropriate and fitting tribute,’ said the PM.
A Sydney CBD building will be demolished and a new open plaza created in the heart of the city which will be named Queen Elizabeth II Place
‘The building behind us will be knocked over so that there’s an appropriate thoroughfare from the CBD right through to the parks and gardens that makes Sydney such a magnificent Harbour City.
‘This is a great global city and we need to make the most of it. This plan will do that, but it is also a plan to commemorate the life of Queen Elizabeth II.’
Premier Perrottet added: ‘This is a great historical precinct that we’ve worked hard to revitalise.
‘By knocking down this building, we will have this great plaza opened up for the people of NSW to enjoy, to appreciate, but most importantly to remember the service and dedication of Queen Elizabeth to the great people of NSW.’
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