Cathedral Square is a precinct in the

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the " cit ...

Perth Perth is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth most populous city in Aust ...

, Western Australia, bounded by Hay Street to the north, Pier Street to the east,

St Georges Terrace St Georges Terrace (colloquially known as "The Terrace") is the main street in the city of Perth, Western Australia. It runs parallel to the Swan River and forms the major arterial road through the central business district. Its western e ...

to the south, and

Barrack Street Barrack Street is one of two major cross-streets in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. Together with St Georges Terrace, Wellington Street and William Street it defines the boundary of the main shopping precinct of the ...

to the west. Located within the Cathedral Square precinct is the eponymous St George's Cathedral, Cadogan Song School, The Deanery, Burt Memorial Hall, Church House (containing the Anglican Diocese of Perth),

City of Perth Library The City of Perth Library is a public library service provided by the City of Perth. The library is located on Hay Street, next to the Perth Town Hall. It is part of the redevelopment of Cathedral Square, located between St Georges Terrace an ...

, the

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, the State Administrative Tribunal and the Public Trustee Building. The State Buildings are located on the south west corner of the square, which include the COMO The Treasury hotel, restaurants, bars and retail. Behind these sits the David Malcolm Justice Centre, a 33-storey skyscraper containing civil courtrooms for the

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and offices for the Department of Treasury and the

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. A number of buildings within the precinct, including the City of Perth Library, Church House, the redevelopment of the State Buildings and the David Malcolm Justice Centre were designed by Perth-firm

Kerry Hill Architects William Kerry Hill AO (19 June 1943 – 26 August 2018) was a Singapore-based, Australian architect who specialised in hotel design in tropical Asia. His works were known for their features of steeply-pitched pavilion roofs, shaded walkways, ...

. The precinct includes the site of Perth's 'Point Zero', the marker from which all distances to and from Perth are measured worldwide. Earlier names for the block included simply the names of Barrack Street and Pier Street, ''Cathedral and Treasury precinct'' and more recently ''Cathedral Precinct''. The newer name of ''Cathedral Square'' is used by the Anglican Cathedral administration, as well the promoters of the newer and heritage buildings within the area.

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File:St George's Cathedral, view form the south west.jpg, St George's Cathedral File:Cathedral Square Perth Hay Street.jpg, City of Perth Library and State Buildings File:David Malcolm Justice Centre 2016.jpg, David Malcolm Justice Centre File:City of Perth Library Northwest.jpg, City of Perth Library and State Administrative Tribunal File:Point Zero on St Georges Tce Perth Western Australia.jpg, Point Zero File:Perth town hall proximity to 28 Barrack Street.jpg, Entrance to the David Malcolm Justice Centre

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* * {{Commons category-inline St Georges Terrace Hay Street, Perth