Sydney - Rum Hospital
The long middle section of the Rum Hospital was pulled down in 1879, and the present building, in Victorian neo-classical style, was erected in 1894. Plans for its demolition and replacement by a square surrounded by high-rise buildings were under consideration in the 1960s but were not carried out. The foundation stone of the Rum Hospital (architect unknown) was laid by Macquarie in 1811 and the building was completed in 1816. It is so called because Macquarie granted the profitable rum monopoly to the builders, who then built the hospital, using convict labor, at no cost to the colony.
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Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital
Box 1614
Sydney, NSW 2001
Australia
Box 1614
Sydney, NSW 2001
Australia
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Parliament House
Parliament House is open to the public with seats in the visitors' gallery when the New South Wales Parliament is in session. These must be booked in advance. Parliament has occupied the north wing of the Rum Hospital since 1827, with extensions on the north and south sides in 1843 and 1856.
Parliament of New South Wales
AGC House, 130 Phillip Street, Level 14
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
AGC House, 130 Phillip Street, Level 14
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | Closed | Closed |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Sydney Mint
Sydney Mint occupies the south end of the old Rum Hospital and has preserved much of its original aspect. After the discovery of gold in 1851 the building was converted into the Mint, which continued to mint gold coins until 1927. Since 1982 it has housed a collection of jewelry, coins as well as many gold objects.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | Closed | Closed |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
