King Street is a street in the
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district (CBD) is the historical and main Central business district, commercial centre of Sydney. The CBD is Sydney's city centre, or Sydney City, and the two terms are used interchangeably. Colloquially, the CBD or ...
in
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
, Australia. It stretches from
King Street Wharf
King Street Wharf is a mixed-use tourism, commercial, residential, retail and maritime development on the eastern shore of Darling Harbour, an inlet of Sydney Harbour, Australia. Located on the western side of the city's central business distri ...
and
Lime Street near
Darling Harbour
Darling Harbour is a harbour and neighborhood adjacent to the city centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, that is made up of a large recreational and pedestrian precinct that is situated on western outskirts of the Sydney central busines ...
in the west, to
Queens Square at
St James railway station in the east.
History and description
King Street was named after
Governor Phillip Gidley King, the third
Governor of New South Wales
The governor of New South Wales is the representative of the monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia, Governor-General of Australia at the national level, the governor ...
.
The
Watsons Bay
Watsons Bay is a harbourside, Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Watsons Bay is located 11 km north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, ...
tramway ran down King Street until its closure and replacement by buses in 1960.
[D. Keenan: ''Tramways of Sydney''. Transit Press 1979]
King Street provides the northern border of
Pitt Street Mall.
25 Martin Place is a skyscraper that sits on the corner of
Castlereagh Street
Castlereagh Street is a major street located in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. The street runs north-to-south, in a One-way traffic, one way direction only.
Description
Castlereagh Street's northern terminu ...
. Other prominent buildings along King Street include the
Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian States and territories of Australia, State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil law (common law), civil matters, and hears ...
,
St James Church and
St James campus of the Sydney Law School.
See also
*
Geography of Sydney
References
External links
*
{{Streets of Sydney Australia
Streets in Sydney