Admiralty House, Sydney

Name: Admiralty House
Address: Sydney, Australia

#1180 among attractions in Sydney

Victorian architecture, Walter Liberty Vernon, Italianate architecture

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Admiralty House is the Sydney official residence of the governor-general of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Kirribilli, on the northern foreshore of Sydney Harbour. This large Victorian Regency and Italianate sandstone manor, completed in stages based on designs by James Barnet and Walter Liberty Vernon, occupies the tip of Kirribilli Point. Once known as "Wotonga", it has commanding views across Sydney Harbour to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1843 (181 years ago)Coordinates: 33°51'6"S, 151°13'5"E

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North Sydney (Kirribilli)Sydney Australia

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Admiralty House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sydney Harbour Bridge, Luna Park, Sydney Opera House, Government House.

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Which popular attractions are close to Admiralty House?

Nearby attractions include Kirribilli House, Sydney (2 min walk), Sydney Opera House, Sydney (10 min walk), Jeffrey Street, Sydney (10 min walk), Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney (11 min walk).

How to get to Admiralty House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Admiralty House:

Ferry

Milsons Point Wharf • Lines: F3, F4 (12 min walk)
McMahons Point Wharf • Lines: F3, F4 (18 min walk)

Train

Milsons Point (14 min walk)
Circular Quay (21 min walk)

Bus

Circular Quay • Lines: 302, 303 (20 min walk)
Stand A, Circular Quay, Alfred Street • Lines: 302, 303, 326 (20 min walk)

Light rail

Circular Quay • Lines: L2, L3 (21 min walk)
Bridge Street • Lines: L2, L3 (27 min walk)