Customs House

Customs House is a heritage-listed space, visitor attraction, commercial building and performance space located at in , New South Wales, Australia.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:00 AM—midnight
    Saturday: 9:00 AM—midnight
    Sunday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Community center
  • Description: historic commonwealth heritage site in Sydney NSW
  • Also known as: “Customs House, Sydney” and “Sydney Customs House (former)”
  • Address: 31 Alfred Street, 2000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Darling Harbour and Circular Quay railway station.

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is a leisure and entertainment precinct, in central . It extends to Pyrmont, Ultimo and the business district of Barangaroo, and contains The Star and Pyrmont Bay, including Harris St.

Railway station
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is a heritage-listed elevated railway station that is located on the City Circle line, serving the precinct of the in , Australia.

Museum
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The is a museum in Sydney that was built on the ruins of the house of New South Wales' first Governor, Arthur Phillip, on the present-day corner of Phillip and Bridge Street. is situated 180 metres south of Customs House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sydney and The Rocks.

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is the Harbour City, and is the oldest and most cosmopolitan city in with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities.

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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.

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The was where Governor Arthur Phillip first raised the British flag on Australian soil in January 1788, the earliest site of European settlement in Australia.

Customs House

Latitude
-33.8622° or 33° 51′ 44″ south
Longitude
151.21086° or 151° 12′ 39″ east
Levels
6
Roof shape
skillion
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
City of Sydney
Open location code
4RRH46Q6+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 351374509
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­community_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q5196499
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Customs House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “悉尼海关大楼”
  • Chinese: “悉尼海關大樓”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Kwastam, Sydney”
  • Italian: “Palazzo della Dogana (Sydney)”
  • Italian: “Palazzo della Dogana”
  • Japanese: “旧シドニー税関”

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Highlights include Customs House Library and Jessie Street Gardens.

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