Mrs. Macquaries Chair
Mrs. Macquaries Chair is a historical site in New South Wales, Australia. Mrs. Macquaries Chair is situated nearby to Government House, as well as near the suburb Kirribilli.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mrs Macquarie’s Chair and Australian Securities Exchange.
Mrs Macquarie’s Chair
Photo: Mitch Ames, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mrs Macquarie's Chair is an exposed sandstone rock cut into the shape of a bench, on a peninsula in Sydney Harbour. It was hand carved by convicts in 1810, for Elizabeth Macquarie, the wife of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales.
Australian Securities Exchange
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Australian Securities Exchange Ltd is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange. Australian Securities Exchange is situated 1½ km west of Mrs. Macquaries Chair.
Government House
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Government House is the heritage-listed vice-regal residence of the governor of New South Wales. It is located on Conservatorium Road in the Sydney central business district, adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden, and is situated south of the Sydney Opera House, overlooking Sydney Harbour. Government House is situated 730 metres west of Mrs. Macquaries Chair.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sydney and The Rocks.
Sydney
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Sydney is the Harbour City, and is the oldest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities.
The Rocks
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The Rocks is sandstone buildings, history, laneways, culture and Australiana by day, and a busy pub scene by night. It is the historical precinct of central Sydney immediately to the north of the City centre on the western side of Sydney Cove, and where the First Fleet set up their first convict settlement.
Kirribilli
Suburb
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Kirribilli is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. One of the city's most established and affluent neighbourhoods, it is located three kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area administered by North Sydney Council.
Mrs. Macquaries Chair
- Type: Historical site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-33.85922° or 33° 51′ 33″ southLongitude
151.22282° or 151° 13′ 22″ eastOpen location code
4RRH46RF+84GeoNames ID
8663295
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